MEG – 10 ENGLISH STUDIES IN INDIA (2022 – 2023)

MEG – 10
ENGLISH STUDIES IN INDIA
ASSIGNMENT 2022 – 2023
(Based on Blocks 1 – 8)
MEG 10/ TMA 01/ 2022 -23
Max. Marks: 100
Answer all questions.
1. Would you agree that the social reform movements in India contributed to the
institutionalisation of English studies? Discuss. 20
2. Why do you think Michael Madhusudan Dutt stopped writing in English and started
writing in Bengali midway through his career as a writer? 20
3. Explain the term ‘exploding the canonˊ. Critically analyse what the term means.
20
4. What is the importance of a Dalit Consciousness’ in Dalit writings? Explain with
examples. 20
5. Examine Said’s definition of Orientalism. Do you find any flaws, or loop holes, in his
argument? Discuss. 20