Course Name: Introduction to Modern Indian Drama

Course abstract

This course introduces students to the historical and social debates on modern Indian Theatre from the latter decades of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with modern Indian performance traditions and the social and political issues in the works of major modern Indian playwrights.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Kiran Keshavamurthy

Dr. Kiran Keshavamurthy is assistant professor of English at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. He completed his PhD in South and Southeast Asian Studies from University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include gender and sexuality studies, caste studies and modern Indian literatures. His first book which got published in 2016 by Oxford University Press, India, is entitled Beyond Desire: Sexuality in Modern Tamil Literature.
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 Course Duration : Feb-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 15-Feb-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Apr-2021

Enrolled

1204

Registered

173

Certificate Eligible

77

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

10

Elite

27

Successfully completed

40

Participation

46

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Introduction to Modern Indian Drama - Toppers list

KOMAL TUJARE 87%

St. Miras College for Girls, Pune

JHINUK BASU 86%

Presidency University, Kolkata

DEBABRATA DAS 84%

DIPALI LODH 83%

Progressive Education Societys Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) Shivajinagar, Pune - 5

JAYATI GANGULY MAJUMDAR 79%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1204

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 173

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.