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IGNOU MEG-14 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
1. What is the role of the two major Sanskrit epics in the construction of Indian culture?
2. What is the role of translation in the development of Indian literature in various languages?
3. Discuss the three important features of the narrative text of Samskara .
4. Discuss the two modes of characterization, telling and showing. Which one does the narrator prefer in Tamas.
5. Birthday is typical of the stark realism the early Basheer practised. Substantiate.
6. Attempt a critical appraisal of the poem Requiem
7. Comment on the humour and irony in the story Tiny’s Granny.
8. Discuss the symbols/motifs used in the play Tughlaq.
9. Discuss the use of history and myth in the non-fictional prose, Manimahesh.
10. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem Mother Serious
IGNOU MEG-14 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Analyze the social context that caused the birth of Kannada novels.
2. Write an essay on Partition novels in Hindi.
3. Write a note on growth of Contemporary Indian Theatre.
4. What are the aims of Dalit Writings and how well does ‘Karukku’ achieve them?
5. ‘Salt’ combines stringent political comment with sophisticated literary technique. Discuss.
6. Do you think ‘Birds’ ends on a happy note? Give reasons for your answer.
7. Comment on the style and symbolism used in the story ‘The Empty Chest’.
8. Discuss ‘The Compromise’ as an allegory.
9. Discuss the thematics and poetic-style of the poem ‘Tree and the Sage’.
10. How does a late 20th or 21st century reader accept the re-invention of the myth of Sri Radha?
