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IGNOU MEG-16
- Indian Folk Literature in English Translation,
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MEG-16 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - Folk Literature and Language: Research and Pedagogy

  • Unit 1 - An Introduction to Folklore
  • Unit 2 - Thematic & Narrative Concerns of Indian Folk Literature
  • Unit 3 - Indian Folklore: Forms, Patterns and Variations
  • Unit 4 - Theoretical Approaches to Folklore

Block 2 - Identity and Hybridity: Kshetra and Desha

  • Unit 1 - Folk Language as a Repository of Culture
  • Unit 2 - Folklore as an Expression of Existence
  • Unit 3 - Folk Paintings: Visual Narratives

Block 3 - Folk Literature: Sources, Characteristics, Classifications and Functions

  • Unit 1 - Folk Narrative Poems and Folk Songs
  • Unit 2 - Myths, Legends and Tales
  • Unit 3 - Proverbs, Riddles and Speech
  • Unit 4 - Archiving and Documentation
  • Unit 5 - Adaptation and Interpretation of Folk Literature in Modern Times

Block 4 - Folktales of India: Motifs, Modes and Mores

  • Unit 1 - Folktales from India by A.K. Ramanujan
  • Unit 2 - When the World was Young by Verrier Elwin
  • Unit 3 - Myths of Middle India by Verrier Elwin
  • Unit 4 - Manoj Das's Tales Told by Mystics and The Lady Who Died One and A Half Times and Other Fantasies
  • Unit 5 - The Legends of Pensam by Mamang Dai

Block 5 - Folk Poetry

  • Unit 1 - Oral Epics in India by Stuart H. Blackburn
  • Unit 2 - The Awakened Wind: The Oral Poetry of the Indian Tribes by Sitakant Mahapatra
  • Unit 3 - Ramayana in Modern South India Ed. Paula Richman

Block 6 - Folk in Contemporary Indian Fiction

  • Unit 1 - Pather Panchali by Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
  • Unit 2 - The Folk Culture of Odisha: Gopinath Mohanty's Paraja
  • Unit 3 - Maila Anchal by Phanishwar Nath Renu
  • Unit 4 - The Dilemma by Vijaydan Detha
  • Unit 5 - Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
  • Unit 6 - Kanthapura by Raja Rao

Block 7 - Folk Theatre

  • Unit 1 - Appropriation of Folk in Indian Theatre: Jatra, Kathakali, Tamasha, Nautanki and Pala
  • Unit 2 - Folk, Popular and Film
  • Unit 3 - Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana and Naga-Mandala
  • Unit 4 - Habib Tanvir’s Charandas Chor

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

MEG-16 English (Total-7, Solved-7, Unsolved-0)

  • June (2023)
  • December (2022)
  • February (2021)

MEG-16 Help Book Details

  • University IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
  • Title Indian Folk Literature in English Translation
  • Language(s) English
  • Code MEG-16
  • Subject English
  • Degree(s) MA
  • Course Optional Courses
  • ISBN 978-93-88149-78-5 (English)
  • Pages 232 (English)
  • Weight 186gms (English)
  • Dimensions (L) 21cm, (W) 15cm, (H) 1cm
  • Author Gullybaba.com Panel
  • Publisher Gullybaba Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.