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Good morning friends.

I am Vinod Mishra, Professor of English in the Department of Humanities and

Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

Friends, I have got the opportunity to float a very important

course entitled Indian Poetry in English. The course

will be run.

by NPTEL, a project of MHRD.

Now, many of you might be curious to know as to what the

course is about and who can join the course.

What are the course objectives?

My dear friends, the course entitled Indian Poetry in English

aims at introducing passionate learners to a myriad of

Indian English poets.

Why I call Indian English poets?

Because there are many poets writing in different languages, but then

those poets writing in English who actually have created a

niche for their own and for

Indian consciousness, Indian culture, Indian sensibility, to

say in one word, Indian -ness, they actually deserve to be learned through

different lectures and through different universities. Many of you

must be knowing that in many universities in India,

Indian writing in English has been a subject.

And Indian poetry in English has not been given due attention.

Actually, over the years, Indian poetry in English has

actually taken a different route.

But then as Indians, we are proud of our culture, our heritage, our

Indianness. comprising the musical, philosophical, aesthetic and cultural

legacy of our poets who offer a valuable discussion on their poems

garnished with poetic insights.

The course entitled Indian Poetry in English includes interactive lectures,

assignments and of course course evaluation towards the end.

Now you might be thinking, Who can join this course?

All those people who are interested in poetry are

actually eligible to join the course.

Apart from students reading in many universities, students

who are actually preparing for their NET and GATE examinations English and

professionals who do not find a lot of time at their disposal to enjoy

themselves can also find a sort of therapeutic value in this course.

Because poetry not only purges humans of their tensions,

but it also provides them with a cathartic effect.

Poetry has got a psychotherapeutic value and that is why in many of the medical

colleges also,

Poetry is taught.

And when Indian English poetry is taught.

And this facility is provided to the learners.

Across the world. I think nothing can be more beautiful than this.

So the poetic voices can generate a magnetic effect. On those who

have had the patience to hear.

The patience to bear.

The patience to provide.

the patience to register, the patience to register, and the patience to record

their own experiences.

Now, the course has actually been designed in such a way that it caters to

needs of everyone.

And there are topics like experimental poet, existential poet,

Indian diasporic poetry, postmodern poet, impressionistic poet.

haiku writing in Indian English poetry, ethnographic voices, voices from the

margin, apart from early Indian English poetry, which majority of us are

familiar with. The course is of eight weeks, and it has got 40 lectures,

and all the lectures have been planned in such an interactive manner that all

you will have something as takeaway.

from this course. The course also has got the scope for submitting assignments

which actually will be provided to the learners and also evaluated at our end

so that the learners can also come to measure their own performance, their own

hard work and their own understanding of the poetry.

Towards the end of the course, everyone will have an opportunity

are to take an examination, fine.

Examination will be conducted at various centers all over India for all those

who are interested in getting certificates.

Needless to mention that the course is also for all those people who do not

to be examined, but simply want to rejoice, but simply want to get a sort

entertainment, but simply want to get a sort of knowledge.

And in that knowledge, they can float.

They can analyze and they can find a sort of analogy with their day -to -day

experiences. I hope to meet you all in this course and also look forward

to making this course interesting, effective, nourishing and cherishing.

you very much.

Let's meet on the course portal and in the lecture. Thank you.