IGNOU BEGC-132 - Selections from Indian Writing: Cultural Diversity, Latest CBCS Help Book Edition

BEGC–132 provides knowledge about plurality, cultural diversity, language politics, marginalized voices, and women's speech. The key topics covered in this course are: The Bhakti and Sufi movements., Meerabai., Understanding the nature of language., Dalit voices. It also includes literature and poems, such as Propositions by Sujit Mukherjee, Hindi by Raghuvir Sahay, Mother Tongue by Padma Sachdev, and poetry from the North East.

BEGC-132 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - Plurality and Cultural Diversity

• Unit 1 - 'Propositions' by Sujit Mukherjee
• Unit 2 - 'The Mad Lover' by Sisir Kumar Das
• Unit 3 - Bhakti and Sufi Movements in Medieval India
• Unit 4 - Baul Gaan, Akka Mahadevi and Meerabai

Block 2 - Language Politics: Hindi, Urdu and English

• Unit 1 - Understanding the Nature of Language
• Unit 2 - 'Ghazal' by Amir Khusrau and 'Hindi' by Raghuvir Sahay
• Unit 3 - M.K. Naik and the Issue of Language
• Unit 4 - 'Mother Tongue' by Padma Sachdev and 'Passage to America' by K. Ayyappa Paniker

Block 3 - Marginalised Voices

• Unit 1 - Dalit Voices
• Unit 2 - Dalit Voices-Poetry
• Unit 3 - Literature from North East India
• Unit 4 - Literature from North East India-Poetry

Block 4 - Womenspeak

• Unit 1 - A Woman's Retelling of the Rama-Tale: The Chandrabati Ramayana
• Unit 2 - Lakshmi Kannan and Indira Sant: Poems
• Unit 3 - Naseem Shafaie: Poems
• Unit 4 - 'Sapavimochanam' ('The Redemption') by Pudhumaipithan

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

BEGC-132 English (Total-9, Solved-7, Unsolved-2)

• Sample Question Paper-I
• Sample Question Paper-II
• Guess Paper-I
• Guess Paper-II
• February (2021)
• December (2021-2022)
• June (2022-2023)

BEGC-132 Help Book Details