BEGC - 101
BA (English Major) Programme
(BAFEG)
ASSIGNMENT
(For January & July 2024 Sessions)
BA English Major Compulsory Course
(BEGC 101)
Indian Classical Literature
School of Humanities
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110 068
Compulsory Course of BA English (Major) – BEGC 101
Indian Classical Literature (BEGC–101)
Programme: BA English (Major)
Course Code: BEGC-101/2024
Dear Student
You are required to do one assignment for the BA English Major Course titled Indian Classical
Literature Code BEGC-101, which will be a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and will carry 100 marks.
It will be based on blocks 1 to 4.
Aims: This assignment is concerned mainly with assessing your application and your understanding of
the course material. You are not to reproduce chunks of information from the course material but to
use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. This
assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your performance.
Guidelines: There are two sections – Section A, & B, you are required to attempt all questions in your
own words and hand written Assignments should be submitted on time.
Instructions: Before attempting the questions please read the following instructions carefully.
As in day-to-day life, planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read the
assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some points
regarding each question and then re-arrange them in a logical order. In the essay-type answer, pay
attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to interpret the
given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your views on the
topic. Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission,
writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasize. You should submit the
assignment in your own handwriting.
Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical
b) is written in simple and correct English
c) does not exceed the number of words indicated in your questions
d) is written neatly and clearly.
Please remember that it is compulsory to submit your assignment before you can take the Term
End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with you and to take a receipt
from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.
1. Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right corner of the
first page of your response sheet(s).
3. Write the Course Title and the Name of the Study Centre you are attached to in the centre of
the first page of your response sheet(s).
The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
ENROLMENT NO: ………………………
NAME: …………………………………..
ADDRESS: ………………………………
…………………………………………….
COURSE TITLE: ………………………..
STUDY CENTRE: ……………………… DATE:…………………………………….
4. Use A 4 size paper for your response and tag all the pages carefully.
5. Write the relevant question number with each answer.
Last Date for Submission of Assignment:
For December 2024 Examination: 30th September 2024
For June 2025 Examination: 31st March 2025
Good Luck!
BEGC-101
Indian Classical Literature
Assignment January and July 2024 Sessions
(Based on Blocks 1 - 4)
Max. Marks: 100
Answer all questions.
Section A
Answer with reference to the context in about 100 words each: 4 × 5 = 20
1.
(i) “That first creator of the Creator That Bearer of oblations offered with Holy Rites:
That one who utters the Holy Chants: Those two that order Time: That which
extends,”
(ii) “Now I see no other course open but the fourth—punishment. The kings are
marching to Kurukshetra to their doom!”
(iii) “This music hall is empty! Where could the actors have gone? (reflecting) Ah! I got
it!—The home of a sonless person is empty; he who doesn’t have a real friend finds
all the time empty; the quarters are empty to a fool; and everything is empty to a
poor man.”
(iv) “One saw the fine work of making
Cloth from silk, fur and cotton
In the weavers quarters. Silk, coral,
Sandalwood, agar, flawless pearls,
Gems, gold, and an endless profusion
Of rare ornaments were piled high
In the commodious streets.”
Section B
Answer the following in about 350 words each: 4 X 20 = 80
1. Examine the theme of concealment in Abhijnana Shakuntalam/ The Loom of Time.
2. Why does Duryodhana plot and plan to vanquish the Pandavas? Comment.
3. How are the views of the state integrated with the theme of Mrichchhkatika?
4. Write a detailed note on akam and puram thinais and their corresponding landscapes
in Cilappatikaran.
