33.3 3rd year Mrs Sudha Joshi Hindi 2A/3A or Hindi 2B/3B, students from Hindi 2A & 2B require co-ordinator's permission Double semester Three hours of lectures per week. The emphasis is on the study of Hindi prose and poetry. Authors from the 15th century to the present are studied. Students read a short novel and excerpts from medieval and modern Hindi poets. Hindi is spoken where possible in class discussions. Two 1,000-word essays (20%), 25 short weekly essays (minimum of 150 words) (20%), one 2-hour class presentation in Hindi (20%) and one 3-hour examination (40%). Nilsson, U. S Readings in Literary Hindi University of Wisconsin Centre for South Asian Studies 1989Pathak, V Prasad, Nirala, Pant, Mahadevi Ki Sresht Tachnaen Lok Bharti Prakashan 1991