Programme Guide

M.A. (English)
2022-23

DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY

(A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament)
Accredited “A” Grade by NAAC
Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500032
EPABX: 040 – 23008402/3/4 – Ext-2207; 040-23008463
E-mail: [email protected]; website: www.manuu.edu.in
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1 The University 1
2 The Directorate of Distance Education 2
3 Masters Degree Programme in English (M.A. English) 3
3.1 Introduction 3
3.2 Objectives 4
3.2.1 Learning Outcomes 4
3.3 Eligibility 4
3.4 Programme Duration 4
3.4.1 Registration into 2nd year 4
3.5 Programme Structure 5
3.6 Course Structure 15
3.7 Instructional Design 16
3.7.1 Print SLM 16
3.7.2 Audio-Visual Material 16
3.7.3 Counselling Sessions 16
3.8 Fee Structure 16
3.9 Student Support Services 17
3.10 Library Resources 17
3.11 Medium of Instruction 17
3.12 Recognition 17
3.13 Contact Information 17
4 Evaluation 18
4.1 Assignments 18
4.1.1 Instructions for Assignments 18
4.1.2 Guidelines for Assignment Submission 18
4.2 Term End Examination 18
4.2.1 General Guidelines for Term End Examination 18
5 Regional/Sub Regional Centres 19
6 Learner Support Centres 19
7 Other Useful Information 19
7.1 Correction in Name/Address 19
7.2 Change of SC/LSC 19
7.3 Change of RC/SRC 19
7.4 Change of Electives 19
7.5 Application for follow-on Admission 19
7.6 Application for recounting/reevaluation 19
7.7 Application for re-registration 19
8 Sample Question Papers 20
1. The University

Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is a Central University, established

by an Act of Parliament with all India jurisdiction in 1998. The headquarters and main
campus of MANUU is in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. It is spread over 200 acres. MANUU is
recognized as a major higher education service provider across the remote areas of the
country for marginalized and first generation learners of Urdu medium through its regular
and distance mode programs. MANUU commenced with distance education programs in
1998 and consolidated its academic and research base in Urdu medium regular programs in
2004. The University is named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Minister of
Education of Independent India, a scholar par excellence, a prolific writer, an inimitable
orator, a gallant freedom fighter, a visionary of the post independent Indian education system
and an architect of technical and scientific education in Independent India.

Presently, MANUU is in the process of consolidating the existing institutions, while

expanding it to reach the unreached through various intervention measures. Further, to meet
the rising aspirations of its youth in general and Urdu speaking community in specific, the
University is making considerable progress in all fronts of academics, research and
governance with specific vision, mission and objectives.

Vision
To provide access to quality education through Urdu as medium of instruction, while
adhering to the inclusive policy.

Mission
To empower socially, economically, educationally and culturally marginalized sections of
society so that they are brought into the mainstream, and thereby contribute to the socio-
economic development of the nation through formal and non-formal mode of educational
delivery.

Mandate
The Mandate of the University is:
 To promote and develop the Urdu language;
 To impart education and training in vocational and technical subjects through the medium
of Urdu;
 To provide wider access to people desirous of pursuing programs of higher education and
training in Urdu medium through teaching on the campus as well as through distance
mode and
 To focus on women education.

Objectives
 To provide good learning experience to the students through Urdu language with due
emphasis on interactive and innovative teaching-learning as well as engagement in social
outreach.
 To adhere to global best practices and bench marks in respect of academic and research
outcomes and also outreach initiatives.
 To increase the student capacity to meet the growing demands of competent manpower in
national and international markets.

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 To augment the internal revenue/receipts through continuing education, sponsored
research and consultancy.
 To improve the quality of life of impoverished millions by producing competent
manpower who can contribute for the growth of National economy.
 To utilize the resources effectively and optimally

The DDE

Vision:
To be an internationally recgnized open and distance learning centre engaged
in empowerment of Urdu speaking people through distance education
programmes

Mission:
 To enhance access to education and training programmes to Urdu
speaking population through ODL, particularly to ―reach the unreached‖
 To provide focus on women’s education and training through ODL
 To provide greater access to continuing professional education and
training and more opportunities for lifelong learning

To create capacity for the use of ODL technologies to enrich the learning
process
 To undertake research studies in ODL for system development

Objectives:

 To generate employment opportunities through ODL

 To make adequate efforts toward flexibility in learning
 To ensure quality higher education to the target group
 To enable blended learning with in-person and online counseling cum
contact classes
 To facilitate greater vertical and horizontal mobility in higher education
 To integrate non-conventional Urdu learners into formal education system
 To enhance the gross enrolment ratio (GER) based on market needs, gaps
and trends in addition to the societal demands

The Directorate of Distance Education, MANUU operates through Regional and Sub
Regional Centres located in 11 states of India as listed below. Each Regional/Sub Regional
Centre (RC/SRC) provides academic and administrative support to distance learners through
Learner Support Centres (LSCs).

Regional/Sub-Regional Centres

Regional Centre Bengaluru, Karnataka

Regional Centre Bhopal, Madya Pradesh
Regional Centre Darbhanga, Bihar
Regional Centre Patna, Bihar
Regional Centre Kolkata, West Bengal
Regional Centre Delhi, Delhi
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Regional Centre Ranchi, Jharkhand
Regional Centre Mumbai, Maharashtra
Regional Centre Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Sub Regional Centre Amravati, Maharashtra
Sub Regional Centre Hyderabad, Telengana
Sub Regional Centre Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
Sub Regional Centre Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Sub Regional Centre Nuh, Mewat Haryana
Sub Regional Centre Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

The Regional and Sub Regional Centres of Directorate of Distance Education facilitate the
ODL students with support services, management of Learner Support Centres and admission
process. In the year 2022-2023, the Directorate of Distance Education has 144 LSCs within
the purview of its RCs/SRCs. In its endeavour to modernize itself and enhance quality for the
benefit the ODL learners, DDE has introduced Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
framework for UG & new M.A. programs. DDE has vigorously started adopting ICT in its
academic and administrative functioning. Admissions to all DDE programs are now being
conducted through Online mode only. The University’s Instructional Media Centre is
preparing video lectures to provide anytime, anywhere learning environment to the learners
through its dedicated IMC YouTube channel accessible at http://youtube.com/u/imcmanuu. A
large repository of audio-visual educational programmes has already been prepared by the
Media Centre and the work to even produce more is in process. Soft copies of SLM are also
being provided to the learners through University’s website. To improve communication
between DDE and learners SMS facility is now extensively used to send alerts to students
about various aspects of program delivery such as Course registration, Assignments etc.

The post-graduation, graduation, diploma and certificates awarded by the University are at
par with the certificates of recognized Universities. Day-by-day the strength of the students is
growing. Thus, the DDE is striving hard to reach the unreached.

3. Masters Degree Programme in English (M.A. English)

3.1 Introduction

The M.A. English programme is designed to give a sound knowledge in English Language,
Literature and Literary Theory so as to empower the prospective students for higher studies
and employment apart from helping them prepare for competitive exams like NET. The M.A.
English programme is spread over two years minimum duration. It is a 72 credit programme
which offers compulsory core courses in each Semester year, discipline specific elective
courses in two Semesters and Generic Electives in the last Semester. Each course carries 4
credits. The SLM is provided both in print form and digital format. The SLM is
supplemented by audio-visual lessons. The counselling classes are conducted at Learner
Support Centres through academic counsellors as per University rules and regulations. Each
course carries 100 marks. Candidates have to pass separately in Assignments and Year End
Examination. Assignments carry 30 marks while semester end examination carries 70 marks.
A candidate must score a minimum of 12 marks in each Assignment and a minimum of 28
marks in each course in Semester end examination to be declared pass.

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3.2 Objectives of the programme:

The objectives of the programme are as follows:

a. To provide a sound base in English Language
b. To provide insights into the development of English and the phonological,
morphological, syntactical and stylistic aspects of language
c. To provide knowledge in the teaching of English
d. To explore the various literatures in English
e. To provide exposure to the different genres, movements and periods of English
literature
f. To facilitate critical and analytical abilities
g. To introduce literary theory and criticism
h. To build confidence among the learners with language skills in English
i. To enable the working target group to enhance their qualifications
j. To facilitate the Urdu Speakers and the women confined to their homes to
empower themselves

3.2.1 Learning Outcomes

At the end of the two year post graduate programme in M.A. English, the learner would have
mastered the theoretical knowledge of the English language and literature. The learners
would be able to appreciate literatures in English, take up critical analysis, understand the
different movements, periods and concepts in the study of English language and literature.
The two year programme will prepare the learner for competitive examinations, for
employment and for research by developing their skills.

3.3 Eligibility

A candidate must have passed a three year degree programme from a UGC recognised
university and hold a bachelor’s degree.

3.4 Programme Duration

The M.A. English programme is spread over two years minimum duration. The maximum
duration to complete the programme is four years. Candidates are encouraged to pay their
second year fee as per schedule without waiting for the declaration of first year result and
irrespective of whether appeared or not in the examinations. It is not necessary for a
candidate to pass the first year to pay the second year admission fee.

3.4.1 Registration into 2nd Year (follow-on Courses)

Soon after completion of 1st year whether a Learner has passed or failed/ attempted or not
attempted the first year examination, they can seek admission into 2nd year by submitting the
second year registration form and payment of prescribed fee on or before the last date
notified for follow-on admission by the University.

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3.5 Programme Structure

The two year programme is spread across courses in each Semester. There is a blend of core,
discipline specific electives and generic electives. The Programme structure for each
Semester is given the Tables below:

MA English Ist-Semester

Course Title Course Code Block Units

1. Language: Definition and
Characteristics
1 2. Importance of Language
3. Indo-European Family of
Languages
4. Germanic and the Origin of
English
2 Introduction to Development of the
History of the English MAEN101CCT English language
Language and Literature 6. Old English
7. Middle English
8. Modern and Present-day English
3 9.Old English Literature
10. Renaissance to Elizabethan
Age
11. Elizabethan Age to Restoration
12. Restoration to Enlightenment
4 13. The Romantic Age
14. The Victorian Age
15. Modern Age
16. Contemporary times
1 1. Introduction to Linguistics
2. Branches of Linguistics
3. Phonetics and Phonology
4. Morphology
2 5.Introduction to English Phonetics
6. Description of Speech Sounds
7. Phonemes, Phones, Allophones
The Structure of MAEN102CCT and Minimal
Modern English pairs
8. Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
3 9.Word formation, Morphemes and
Allomorphs
10. Free and Bound morphemes
11. Lexical morphemes
12. Inflectional morphemes
4 13.Introduction to English Syntax
14. Deep Structure and Surface
Structure
15. Structural Ambiguity

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 16. Tree Diagrams
1 1. Introduction to Fiction in
English
2. Life and Works of Emile Brontë
3. Wuthering Heights:
Background, Plot,
Characters
4. Wuthering Heights: Themes,
Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
2 5.Origin and Development of
English Novel
Fiction in English MAEN103CCT 6. Life and Works of Albert Camus
7. The Outsider: Background, Plot,
Characters
8. The Outsider: Themes, Narrative
Technique,
Critical Appreciation
3 9.Origin and Development of
American Novel
10. Life and Works of Toni
Morrison
11. The Bluest Eye: Background,
Plot, Characters
12. The Bluest Eye: Themes,
Narrative, Technique, Critical
Appreciation
4 13. Origin and Development of
Indian English
Novel
14. Life and Works of Arundhati
Roy
15. The God of Small Things:
Background, Plot,
Characters
16. The God of Small Things:
Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
1. Brief Life Sketch of Maulana
Azad
1 2. Maulana Azad as a Journalist
3. Objectives of Al-Hilal and its
Political Teaching (Al- Hilal, 8
September 1912)
4. The Muslim University (Al-
Hilal, 4 August 1912)
2 5. Maulana Azad as a Writer
6. Qual-e-Faisal, Court Statement
1922
7. Gubar-e-Khatir: An Introduction
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Maulana Azad Studies MAEN104CCT 8. The Crow and Bulbul (From
Gubar-e-Khatir, Letter No.18)
3 9. Maulana Azad as a Leader
10. India Wins Freedom (Selection
1)
11. India Wins Freedom
(Selection 2)
12. India Wins Freedom
(Selection 3)
4 13. Maulana Azad as an
Educationist
14. Contribution as First Education
Minister
15. Inauguration of Madarsa
Islamia, 1920 16. Future of
Education in India, 1953

2nd Semester

Course Title Course Code Block Units

1 1.History of English in India
2. Present Status of English Language
in India
3. English as Second/Foreign Language
4. Teaching English Language in
Bilingual or Multilingual Context
2 5. Theories of Teaching English
English Language MAEN201CCT 6. Methods: Methods of Teaching
Teaching English -I
7. Methods: Methods of Teaching
English- II
8. Approaches of Teaching English
3 9. Listening Skill
10. Speaking Skill
11. Reading Skill
12. Writing Skill
4 13. Curriculum: Definition,
Characteristics 14. Importance of
Curriculum
15. Pedagogy
16. Testing and Evaluation
1 1.Origin and Development of English
Drama
2. Life and Works of William
Shakespeare
3. King Lear: Background, Plot,
Characters

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 4. King Lear: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
2 5.Introduction to Modern English
Drama
6. Life and Works of Henrik Ibsen
7. A Doll’s House: Background, Plot,
Drama in English MAEN202CCT Characters
8. A Doll’s House: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
3 9. Origin and Development of American
Drama
10. Life and Works of Tennessee
William
11. A Streetcar Named Desire:
Background, Plot, Characters
12. A Streetcar Named Desire: Themes,
Narrative Technique, Critical
Appreciation
4 13. Origin and Development of Indian
Drama in English
14. Life and Works of Manjula
Padmanabhan
15. Lights Out: Background, Plot,
Characters
16. Lights Out: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
English Poetry MAEN203CCT 1 1. Elements of Poetry
2. Forms of Poetry
3. Prosody in English Poetry
4. Development of English Poetry from
Chaucer to Milton
2 5. Development of English Poetry from
Milton to Eliot
6. John Milton: Paradise Lost Book ix
(First 100 lines)
7. William Wordsworth: The Prelude
(first 130 lines)
8. T.S. Eliot: „Love Song of Alfred J.
Prufrock‟
3 9. Development of American Poetry
10. Robert Frost: Birches: „The Road
not taken‟ 11. Sylvia Plath: „Lady
Lazarus‟
12. Adrienne Rich: „Dedications‟, from
An Atlas of the Difficult World
4 13. Development of Commonwealth
Poetry
14. (a) EeTiang Hong: „The Common
Man‟
(b) Margaret Atwood: „Siren Song‟
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 (c) Gabriel Okara: „Once Upon a
Time‟
15. Development of Indian English
Poetry
16. (a) A.K.Ramanujan: „Obituary‟
(b) Vikram Seth: „The Frog and the
Nightingale‟
(c) Meena Kandaswamy: „Mrs.
Sunshine‟
1 1.Origin and Development of English
Essay
2. Joseph Addison ―Sir Roger at the
Assizes‖
3. Oliver Goldsmith ―The Man in
Black‖
4. Charles Lamb ―Dream Children‖
2 5. English Essay from Victorian to
Modern Age
6. R. L. Stevenson ―The Lantern
Bearers‖
English Essay MAEN201DST 7. Virginia Woolf ―Street Haunting: A
London Adventure‖
8. George Orwell ―Shooting an
Elephant‖
3 9. Origin and Development of Essay in
America
10. Ralph Waldo Emerson ―The Over
Soul‖
11. F. Scott Fitzgerald ―The Crack Up‖
12. James Baldwin ―Notes of a Native
Son‖
4 13. Origin and Development of English
Essay in China
14. Lu Hsun ―This too is Life‖
15. Origin and Development of English
Essay in Nigeria
16. Wole Soyinka ―Why do I Fast‖
3rd Semester

Course Title Course Code Block Units

1
1. Introduction to Classical and
Medieval Criticism 2. Plato: the forms,
mimesis, poets and the Republic
3. Aristotle: Poetics (tragedy and its
elements)
4. Thomas Aquinas: Brief excerpts
from Summa Theologica (Question 1:
Articles 9 and 10)
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 2 5. Renaissance and Neoclassical
Literary Criticism 6. Sir Philip Sidney:
Excerpt from An Apology for Poetry
Literary Criticism MAEN301CCT 7. John Dryden: Excerpt from An Essay
and Theory – I of Dramatic Poesy
8. Samuel Johnson: Excerpt from
Preface to Shakespeare
3 9. Joseph Addison: True and False Wit
(from The Spectator, No. 62)
10. Mary Wollstonecraft: Excerpt from
Chapter Two of A Vindication of the
Rights of Woman
11. William Wordsworth: Preface to
the Lyrical Ballads (1802)
12. S.T. Coleridge: Excerpt from
Chapter 14 of Biographia
4 13. Victorian Criticism: Overview
14. Mathew Arnold: „The Function of
Criticism at the Present Time‟
15. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels:
Excerpt from „The German Ideology‟
16. Oscar Wilde: Excerpt from „The
Critic as Artist‟
1 1. Introduction to Indian Poetry in
English
2. A) Toru Dutt—Sita, B) Kamala Das--
Introduction 3. Jayanta Mahapatra--
Hunger
Indian Writing in MAEN302CCT 4. Narayan Surve--Karl Marx
English 2 5. Introduction to Indian Fiction in
English
6. Women Novelists in Indian Fiction
7. Shashi Deshpande--Roots and
Shadows
8. Cyrus Mistri- Chronicle of a Corpse
Bearer
3 9.Introduction to Indian Drama in
English
10. Mahesh Dattani—Tara
11. Women Dramatists in Indian
Writing in English 12. Uma
Permeswaran--Sita’s Promise
4 13. Background to Indian Prose Before
1947
14. Rabindranath Tagore--What is Art?
(from Personality)
15. Indian Prose Writers after 1947
16. APJ Kalam--The Dreams and the
Message (from Ignited Minds)
1 1.History and Evolution of Comparative
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 literature 2. Significance of
Comparative Literature in Indian
Context
3. Benjamin, Walter: excerpt from The
Task of the Translator
4. Jonathan Culler: Comparative
Literature, at Last
2 5. Jane Eyre: Background, Plot,
Comparative MAEN303CCT Characters
Literature 6. Jane Eyre: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
7. Wide Sargasso Sea: Background,
Plot, Characters
8. Wide Sargasso Sea: Themes,
Narrative Technique, Critical
Appreciation
3 9. Hamlet: Background, Plot, Characters
10. Hamlet: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
11. The Seagull: Background, Plot,
Characters
12. The Seagull: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
4 13. (a) Arun Kolatkar: Turnaround
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Subh-e- Aazadi
(c) GurajadaAppa Rao: Love the
Country
14. (a) Habba Khatoon: Lol of the
lonely Pine
(b) Amir Khusrau: Just by Casting a
glance
(c) Tagore: Give me Strength
15. (a) Kamala Das: My Mother at Sixty
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(b) Andre Breton: Five ways to Kill a
Man
(c) Derek Walcott: A Far cry from
Africa
16. (a) Emily Dickinson: I M Nobody!
Who are You? (b) Khalil Gibran:
Children
(c) Pablo Neruda: Clenched Soul
1 1.Introduction to Postcolonialism
2. Life and Works of Chinua Achebe
3. Things Fall Apart: Background, Plot,
Characters
4. Things Fall Apart: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
2 5. Introduction to South Asian
Narratives
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 6. Life and Works of Bapsi Sidhwa
7. Ice-Candy-Man: Background, Plot,
Postcolonial MAEN304CCT Characters
Literature 8. Ice-Candy-Man: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation

3 9.Tenants of Postcolonialism
10. Life and Works of Jamaica Kincaid
11. Lucy: Background, Plot, Characters
12. Lucy: Themes, Narrative Technique,
Critical Appreciation
4 13.Introduction to Postcolonial Poetry
14. Derek Walcott: ―Ruins of a Great
House‖
15. Oodgeroo Noonuccal: ―No More
Boomerang‖, ―Nona‖
16. Allen Curnow: ―House and Land‖

4th Semester

Course Title Course Code Block Units

1 1.New Criticism: An Overview
2. Structuralism and Formalism
Literary Theory and MAEN401CCT 3. Cleanth Brooks: ―The Language of
Criticism Paradox‖ (from Brooks, Cleanth. „The
Well Wrought Urn. 1968)
4. TzvetanTodorov: „The Typology of
Detective Fiction‟ (Modern Theory and
Criticism – Lodge and Wood)
2 5. Post-structuralism
6. Marxism: Critique of Marxism
7. Jaques Derrida: „Structure, Sign and
Play in the History of the Human
Sciences‟ (Modern Theory and
Criticism – Lodge and Wood)
8. Raymond Williams: from Marxism
and Literature (The Norton Anthology
of Theory and Criticism)
3 9. Feminism
10. Post-colonialism
11. GayatriSpivak: „Three Women‟s
Texts and a Critique of Imperialism‟
(JSTOR: Critical Inquiry, 12:1)
12.. Toni Morrison: „Rootedness: The
Ancestor as Foundation‟ (Literature in
the Modern World Ed. By Dennis

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4 13.New Historicism
14. Translation Theory
15. Hayden White: Introduction to
Metahistory (Literature in the Modern
World Ed. By Dennis Walder)
16. Talal Asad: „The Concept of
Cultural Translation in British Social
Anthropology‟ (from Clifford, James
and George E. Marcus, editors. Writing
Culture. 1986)
1 1. Sharatchandra Muktibodh:
Introduction: What is Dalit Literature?
2. Baburao Bagul: Dalit Literature is but
Human Literature
3. Bandhumadhav: The Poisoned Bread
4. Kumud Pawde : The Story of My
„Sanskrit‟
2 5. Dalit Poetry in English
6. Mother: Waman Nimbalkar
7. Ants among Elephants: An
Untouchable Family and the Making of
Modern India: Background, Plot,
Character
8. Ants among Elephants: An
Dalit Literature: An MAEN402CCT Untouchable Family and the Making of
Introduction Modern India: Themes, Plot, Narrative
Technique
3 9. Dalit Novel in English
10. Life and Works of G Kalyanarao
11. Untouchable Spring: Background,
Plot, Character
12. Untouchable Spring: Themes,
Narrative Technique, Critical
Appreciation
4 13. Dalit Autobiographies in English
14. The Prisons We Broke: Background,
Plot, Characters, Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
15. Dalit Drama in English
16. Kirwant: Background, Plot,
Characters, Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
1 1. Introduction to Urdu Poetry
2. (a) Bahadur Shah Zafar: I Feel Ill at
Ease (Lagta Nahi Hai Ji Mera)
(b) Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib: To
Have Met My Friend Was Not My Fate
(Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat Ke Visaal-
e- yaar hota)
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 (c) Allama Iqbal: Naya Shivala
3. Introduction to Urdu Progressive
MAEN403CCT Poetry
Urdu Literature in 4. (a) Asrar-ul-Haq Majaz: The
Translation Vagabond (Aawara)
(b) Makhdoom Mohiuddin: Our City
(Hamara Shaher)
(c) Kishwar Naheed ( born 1940)
Mother
2 5. Introduction to Urdu Prose
6. (a) Abdul Haq: Hali (b) Premchand:
The Shroud 7. (a) Patras Bukhari: The
Savior of Muridpur (b) Rasheed Jahan:
A Visit To Delhi
8. (a) Ismat Chugtai: Hellbound (b)
Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi (1925-2014)A
Fine Madness
3 9. Introduction to Urdu Novel
10. Life and Works of Qurratulain
Hyder
11. Fireflies in the Mist: Background,
Plot, Characters
12. Fireflies in the Mist: Themes,
Narrative Technique, Critical
Appreciation
4 13.Introduction to Urdu Drama
14. Life and Works of Habib Tanvir
15. Agra Bazaar: Background, Plot,
Characters
16. Agra Bazaar: Themes, Narrative
Technique, Critical Appreciation
1 1. Introduction to the Frankfurt School
and the Birmingham School
2. ―Mass culture‖ and ―Popular culture‖
3. Theodor Adorno &Max Horkheimer:
―The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as
Mass Deception‖
4. Stuart Hall: ―Cultural Studies and its
Theoretical Legacies‖
2 5. Roland Barthes: „Soap and Soap
Introduction to Powders‟
Cultural Studies MAEN304DST 6. Roland Barthes: „The Brain of
Einstein‟
7. Roland Barthes: „Photography and
Electoral Appeal‟ from Mythologies.
8. Stuart Hall: „Encoding, Decoding‟,
from Simon During‟s edited volume
The Cultural Studies Reader
3 9. Daniella B.: „The Destiny of Urdu in
Independent India‟
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 10. Barbara M.: „Urdu in India in the
Twenty-first Century‟
11. SrividyaN. & AparajitaN.: A
Gardner in the Wasteland
12. Mohammed Ali V & Mohammed
ArifV.: Sufi Comics
4 13.Shahid (Dir. Hansal Mehta; 2012)
14. Ship of Theseus (Dir. Anand
Gandhi; 2013)
15. Court (Dir. ChaitanyaTamhane;
2015)
16. Newton (Dir. AmitMasurkar; 2017)

Is- Semester

Course Title Course Code

The History of the English Language and MAEN101CCT
Literature
The Structure of Modern English MAEN102CCT
Fiction in English MAEN103CCT
Maulana Azad Studies MAEN104CCT

2nd Semester

Course Title Course Code

English Language Teaching MAEN201CCT
Drama in English MAEN202CCT
English Poetry MAEN203CCT
English Essay MAEN201DST

3rd Semester

Course Title Course Code

Literary Theory and Criticism – I MAEN301CCT
Indian Writing in English MAEN302CCT
Comparative Literature MAEN303CCT
Postcolonial Literature MAEN304CCT

4th Semester

Course Title Course Code

Literary Theory and Criticism – II MAEN401CCT
Dalit Literature: An Introduction MAEN402CCT
Urdu Literature in Translation MAEN403CCT
Introduction to Cultural Studies MAEN401DST

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* Generic Elective papers will be notified separately

3.7 Instructional design:

The instructional design for the Masters in English programme follows a multimedia
approach. SLM in print form is made available to the learners soon after their admission.
Audio-Video material is made available through the University IMC Youtube Channel.
Assignments forming part of continuous assessment and academic counselling classes are
integral to the instructional system.

3.7.1 Print Material: Two types of print material are available for the learners:
a) Self Learning Material for each Course is provided in modules for each block.
b) Primary Texts like novels, poems, plays etc are to be accessed by the Learners
through internet; library or personal purchase.

3.7.2 Audio-Video Lessons: Three types of audio-video lessons are made available to the
Learners:
a) IMC MANUU Youtube Channel has playlists prepared in-house by MANUU
Faculty and experts from Indian and foreign Universities and can be accessed at
http://youtube.com/u/imcmanuu
b) Learners are encouraged to watch Gyan Darshan AV lessons that are course
specific
c) Learners are encouraged to watch Youtube AV lessons on course content prepared
by experts
d)
3.7.3 Counselling Sessions: Face-to-face counselling classes are conducted at the designated
LSCs on weekends and holidays during the period notified by the University in the
Academic Calendar. Learners are also encouraged to contact the Programme
Coordinator through digital modes like email; WhatsApp; Messenger; phone or in
person during office hours at the University headquarters. Online
counselling/remedial sessions are also organised.

3.8 Fee Structure

The fee structure (per annum) is the same as given in the Prospectus for the current year.

Year Admission Programme Programme Examination Development Total Fee for Total
Fee Fee for Fee for Fee Fee/ SC/ST/ Fee for
SC/ST/ Other Corpus Fund PwD/EWS/ other
PwD/EWS/ Students Woman/ Students
Woman/ Transgender
Transgender Students
1st Year 300/- 3000/- 5,000/- 1000/- 200/- 4500/- 6500/-

2nd year - 3000/- 5,000/- 1000/- 200/- 4200/- 6200/-

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3.9 Student Support Services

There is a dedicated Student Support Services Unit (SSU) in Room No 107 at DDE. Students
may reach out to the Unit in person during office hours Monday through Friday on working
days. They may also contact SSU and the Examination Branch on these numbers:
 Student Support Services
#040-23008467 Ext. 2047Email: [email protected]
 Examination Branch
#040-2300 6605, 2300 8405 Email: [email protected]

Note: For programme specific queries, students may contact

 Programme Coordinator, M.A. English
#08985740287 Email: [email protected]

Student Support Services are also available at the Regional and Sub Regional Centres across
India. Students are encouraged to contact them. The contact details are available in the
current year Prospectus.

3.10 Library Resources: Library facility at Headquarters in the Directorate of Distance

Education and in the Central Library apart from such facility wherever available at the
Learner Support Centres can be availed by the distance learners as per due procedure.

3.11 Medium of Instruction: The medium of instruction is ENGLISH. The question paper
will be in English and all answers are to be in English only. However, Learners may use
Urdu/Hindi/local language if they wish to, for communication with Academic Counsellors
and Programme Coordinator.

3.12 Recognition

All UG and PG Programmes on offer by DDE, MANUU are recognised by UGC DEB. The
letter of approval is given in the Prospectus.

3.13 Contact Information

For enquires pertaining to MA English For any other distance mode enquiry
Prof Gulfishaan Habeeb The Director,
Prof of English, DDE & Directorate of Distance Education,
Programme Coordinator Maulana Azad National Urdu
M.A. English University Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Room No 104 500032, Telangana State
Directorate of Distance Education #04023008311
Maulana Azad National Urdu University [email protected]
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032
Telangana State
#08985740287
[email protected]

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Learners may also contact the Student Support Services Unit:

Room No 107
Directorate of Distance Education
Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032
Telangana State
#04023008463; 04023120600 (Extn: 2207 & 2208)
[email protected]

4. Evaluation
The scheme of the evaluation is given in the Prospectus of the current year. The maximum
marks are 100 in each Course. 70 marks are for the term-end examination and 30 marks for
assignments. The total number of the assignments to be submitted and the deadlines for
submission are given in the Prospectus of the current year. A candidate must have to score a
minimum of 12 marks in each assignment and a minimum of 28 marks in each Course in the
term-end examination to be declared pass in that paper.

4.1 Assignments
Assignments are an integral part of the evaluation. The assignments help the candidates to
practice for the term-end examination and improve their writing skills. The continuous
assessment ensures the candidates read the study material provided to them. Assignments in
the offline mode must be handwritten in the candidates own hand writing and submitted at
the Learner Support Centre before the last date of submission as per scheduled announced.
Online assignment through Google form is to be submitted online as per schedule announced.

4.1.1 Instructions for Assignments

The detailed instructions for submission of assignments will be provided to the Learners
along with the assignment question paper each year. Candidates must read and follow the
instructions.

4.1.2 Guidelines for Submission of Assignments

The candidates must submit the assignments at the Learner Support Centre they are enrolled
in. Candidates must not send the assignments to the DDE or University headquarters or the
Regional Centre. Acknowledgement of receipt of Assignments must be obtained from the
Learner Support Centre and the same must be retained by the candidate till the declaration of
pass in the examination.

4.2 Term-End examination

The term-End examination is held as per the schedule announced for the current year. The
candidate will have to pass in all Courses before the completion of the maximum duration of
the programme. A candidate may move on to the next year without passing in the current
year, with backlogs or without appearing in the examination. However, payment of fee for
next year is essential for follow-on admission.

4.2.1 Guidelines for term-end examination

The students are advised to follow the examination guidelines available on the university
website www.manuu.edu.in . Hall-ticket and university student identity card must be in the
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possession of the candidates to gain entry into examination hall. Students must sign in the D-
form and enter their answer book number.

5. Regional/Sub-Regional Centres
The complete list of Regional/Sub-Regional Centres along with contact numbers and
addresses can be accessed through the current Prospectus and at the university website
www.manuu.edu.in.

6. Learner Support Centres

The complete list of Learner Support Centres along with contact numbers and addresses can
be accessed through the current Prospectus and at the university website www.manuu.edu.in

7. Other Useful Information

To access any of the following please refer to current Prospectus or the university website
www.manuu.ac.in

7.1 Correction in name/address

7.2 Change in RC/SRC
7.3 Change of Study Centre/ Learner Support Centre
7.4 Change of electives
7.5 Application for follow-on admission
7.6 Application for recounting/revaluation
7.7 Application for re-registration

8. Sample Question Papers

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 Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Semester Examination, April 2021
Programme: MA
Semester: First
Title and Paper Code: History of the English Language and Literature (MAEN101CCT)
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

Note: This question paper consists of three parts: Part-A, Part-B, Part-C. Number of words to answer
each question is only indicative. Attempt all parts.
Part-A: contains 10 compulsory questions of multiple choice / fill in the blank / very short answer
type question. Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (10x1= 10 marks)
Part-B: contains 08 questions of which students are supposed to answer 05 questions. Answer each
question in approximately 200 words. Each question carries 06 marks. (05x6= 30 marks)
Part-C: contains 05 questions of which students are supposed to answer 03 questions. Answer each
question in approximately 500 words. Each question carries 10 marks. (03x10= 30 marks)

Part – A
1. Choose the correct option to answer the following.
i. Who wrote the famous poem Preface to the Lyrical Ballads?
a. Coleridge c. Wordsworth
b. Southey d. Byron
ii. The first Folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays was published in the year__________.
a. 1623 c. 1660
b. 1564 d. 1600
iii. Who is the poet of the following famous patriotic song is often prescribed for school
anthologies in India:
“Breathes there the man, with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, this
is my own, my native land.”
a. Robert Southey c. Lord Byron
b. Walter Scott d. William Wordsworth
iv. Who among the following is not a Victorian writer?
a. Charles Dickens c. Barbara Wood
b. Elizabeth Gaskell d. Anne Bronte
v. ___________ did the first English translation of the Bible.
a. Roman Jacobson c. Voltaire
b. John Wycliff d. Max Muller
vi. Which of the following is another name for Old English?
a. Anglo-Saxon c. Gaelic
b. Indo-European d. Anglican
vii. Grimm’s law was given by________
a. Grimm John c. Jacob Grimm
b. Ramus Rask d. Karl Verner
viii. Russian is a _____________ language.
a. Baltic c. Germanic
b. Italic d. Slavic
 ix. Which of the following was a group that tried to spread Catholic teaching after the
Reformation?
a. The Protestants c. The Calvinists
b. The Anabaptists d. The Jesuits
x. Which of the following statements about sonnets are true?
a. The sestet states the question or problem and the octet states the solution.
b. The English sonnet sometimes varies in the number of lines it has.
c. The English sonnet usually consists of 2 quatrains and a couplet.
d. A rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA CDE CDE would belong in an Italian sonnet.

Part – B
2. What do you understand by the ‘Great Vowel Shift’?
3. Write short notes on any two of the following
i. Grimm’s Law
ii. Verner’sLaw
iii. University Wits.
4. What is the importance of the Norman Conquest in the development of English
language?
5. What are the chief characteristics of the Romantic Poetry? Explain in detail.
6. Write a detailed note on Present Day English.
7. What are the elements of modernism in literature?
8. What do you understand by Chancery Standard?
9. Comment on the features of Restoration Comedy.

Part – C
10. Attempt a detailed note on the Indo-European family of Languages.
11. Write a detailed note on the chief dialects of Old English.
12. What do you understand by the term Renaissance? How did it affect the literature of the age?
Discuss with special reference to the Elizabethan literature.
13. Discuss any two significant Victorian novelists with special reference to their representative
works.
14. Critically examine the difference between Old English and Modern English.

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 Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Semester Examination, April 2021
Programme: MA
Semester: First
MAEN102CCT: The Structure of Modern English
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

Note: This question paper consists of three parts: Part-A, Part-B, Part-C. Number of words to answer
each question is only indicative. Attempt all parts.
Part-A: contains 10 compulsory questions of multiple choice / fill in the blank / very short answer
type question. Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (10x1= 10 marks)
Part-B: contains 08 questions of which students are supposed to answer 05 questions. Answer each
question in approximately 200 words. Each question carries 06 marks. (05x6= 30 marks)
Part-C: contains 05 questions of which students are supposed to answer 03 questions. Answer each
question in approximately 500 words. Each question carries 10 marks. (03x10= 30 marks)

Part – A

1. Choose the correct option to answer the following.

i. Language is a system of communication unique to humans in part because it is_______.
a. genetically based c. symbolic
b. verbal d. complex
ii. A minimal unit of sound that differentiates meaning in a particular language is a_______.
a. Phoneme c. Morpheme
b. Syllable d. vowel
iii. The units of meaning that make up a word are known as_______.
a. Morphemes c. Words
b. Components d. phonemes
iv. The study of human speech sounds in a language that form systematized patterns is
called_______.
a. Phonology c. Articulators
b. Phonetics and Phonology d. Phonetics
v. Choose the best description for the first sound in the pronunciation of the word 'teeth.'
a. Velar c. Alveolar
b. Labiodental d. Alveolopalatal
vi. Which one of the following words that violates the phonological rules of English language?
a. Mblath c. Gnome
b. Stroke d. brish
vii. _______are the abstractions of speech unit which differ one meaning from another.
a. Segments c. Orthography
b. Morphemes d. Phonemes
viii. Orthography is _______.
a. The pronunciation of a word that represents the alphabetics spelling.
b. The alphabetic spelling of words that represents the way they are pronounced
c. The production of any speech
d. The study of the phonetics symbols
ix. The distinction between active and passive sentences is a difference in _______.
a. deep structure c. phrase structure rules
b. deep and surface structure d. surface structure
x. Deep structure represents a sentence's most basic units of _______.
a. words c. meaning
b. sounds d. letters

Part – B
2. Describe all the voiceless sounds using three-term label.
3. Explain the concept of free and bound morphemes with examples.
4. What is the difference between traditional and modern grammar?
5. Write short notes on any two of the following –
i. Phoneme
ii. Morpheme
iii. Nasals
6. Distinguish between ‘Allophones’ and ‘Allomorphs’.
7. What do you understand by intonation? Explain giving examples.
8. What is structural ambiguity?
9. Provide tree-diagram for the following sentences
i. Ghosh has been playing football since morning.
ii. These women have been singing nicely.
iii. After winning the match the boys went for a movie

Part – C
10. Discuss some of the problems faced during studying phonetics.
11. Discuss with examples various processes of word formation.
12. Explain in detail the difference between inflectional and derivational morphology. Substantiate
your answer with suitable examples.
13. Explain in detail (with example) the concept of Deep and Surface structures of a sentence.
14. Phonetically transcribe the following words –
i. Movement v. Christmas ix. Reservoir
ii. Pronunciation vi. Measurement x. Physician
iii. Examination vii. Billiards
iv. Pizza viii. Grand-prix

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 MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts English
I SEMESTER EXAMINATION, April 2021
Paper : (MAEN103CCT) Fiction in English
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks 70 marks

Note : This question paper consists of three parts : Part – A, Part-B and Part-C. Number of words to answer each
question is only indicative. Attempt all parts.
Part–A contains 10 compulsory questions of multiple choice/fill in the blank/very short answer type question.
Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (10x1=10-marks)
Part-B contains 08 questions of which students are required to answer 05 questions. Answer each question in
approximately 200 words. Each question carries 06 marks. (5x6=30 marks)
Part-C contains 05 questions of which students are required to answer 03 questions. Answer each question in
approximately 500 words. Each question carries 10 marks. (3x10=30 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Part-A
Question : 1:

i. Which of the following book is considered as the first English novel?

(a) Pamela (b) The Mysteries of Udolpho
(c) Heart of Midlothian (d) Robinson Crusoe
ii. Which of the following book is written by Arundhati Roy ____________.
(a) The Great Derangement (b) The Algebra of Infinite Justice
(c) The Unaccustomed Earth (d) Earth Democracy
iii. The novel The God of Small Things was published in the year ___________.
(a) 1991 (b) 1992
(c) 1997 (d)2000
iv. Which of the following books famously opens with the line “Mother died today. Or, maybe,
yesterday; I can’t be sure”?
(a) The Myth of Sisyphus (b) The Stranger
(c) Wuthering Heights (d) Waiting for Godot
v. Albert Camus received the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year __________.
(a) 1949 (b) 1943
(b) 1960 (d) 1957
vi. Where is Catherine buried in the novel Wuthering Heights?
(a) Chapel (b) In a Churchyard overlooking the moors
(c) Thrushcross Grange (d) Nelson’s Nest
vii. Who forces Heathcliff to work in the fields after the death of Mr. Earnshaw?
(a) Catherine (b) Mrs. Earnshaw
(c) Hindley Earnshaw (d) Zilla

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viii. Where does Mr. Earnshaw originally find Heathcliff?
(a) Liverpool (b) Gimmerton
(c) London (d) Boston
ix. Seeds of which flower are planted by Claudia and Frieda to save Pecola’s baby?
(a) Lilacs (b) Jasmine (c) Marigolds (d) Dandelions
x. Which of the following character hates white baby dolls?
(a) Geraldine (b) Claudia
(c) Maureen Peal (d) Pecola

Part B

2. Discuss Briefly the character of Pauline Breedlove.

3. Briefly discuss the significance of Dick and Jane Primer in The Bluest Eye.
4. What are the possible reasons for Catherine marrying Edgar in the novel Wuthering Heights.
5. Write a brief note on the element of Gothic in the novel Wuthering Heights.
6. Describe the complex use of heat and sun imagery and the role it plays in the accidental murder of the
Arab man.
7. Analyze how Meursault’s indifference towards the death of his mother works against him in his trial.
8. Discuss briefly the environmental concerns of Arundhati Roy in her novel The God of Small Things.
9. Comment on the title of Arundhati Roy’s novel The God of Small Things.

Part C

10. Critically analyze the novel The Stranger in the light of Camus’ philosophy of the absurd.
11. Comment on the theme of alienation in Camus’ novel The Stranger.
12. As a black American writer discuss how Toni Morrison raises her concerns regarding racial and
gender discrimination in American society in her novel The Bluest Eye.
13. Critically examine Arundhati Roy’s treatment of the marginal and the politics of power relations in
her novel The God of Small Things.
14. Discuss in detail the major themes in the novel Wuthering Heights.

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 MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts English
I SEMESTER EXAMINATION, April 2021
Paper : (MAEN104CCT) Maulana Azad Studies
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks 70 marks

Note : This question paper consists of three parts : Part – A, Part-B and Part-C. Number of words to answer each
question is only indicative. Attempt all parts.
Part–A contains 10 compulsory questions of multiple choice/fill in the blank/very short answer type question.
Answer all questions. Each question carries 01 mark. (10x1=10-marks)
Part-B contains 08 questions of which students are required to answer 05 questions. Answer each question in
approximately 200 words. Each question carries 06 marks. (5x6=30 marks)
Part-C contains 05 questions of which students are required to answer 03 questions. Answer each question in
approximately 500 words. Each question carries 10 marks. (3x10=30 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Part-A
Question : 1: Answer all the questions. Each question carries one mark: 1x10=10

i. Complete the quote below:

‘I say, “he has suffered yet another __________’’’.

ii. Please provide the title of the write-up of the following statement:
‘The opportunities of learning from example and from the signs of time available to the Muslims in
India have been denied to Muslims of other countries.’
_________________.

iii. When did Maulana Azad start Al Hilal? (Please provide the date)
_________________.

iv. What is the title of the write-up which discusses the objective of Al-Hilal?
_________________.
v. What is the meaning of Qaul-e-Faisal?
_________________.

vi. Where did Maulana Azad write the story, ‘The Crow and the Bulbul’?
_________________.

vii. What was the title of the speech which Maulana delivered through All India Radio in 1953?
_________________.

viii. When was Madrasa-e-Islamia inaugurated?

_________________.

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ix. Who was the transcriber and compiler of Maulana Azad’s India Wins Freedom?
_________________.

x. When was the first complete version of India Wins Freedom published?
_________________.

Part - B

Answer any five of the following. Each question carries six marks. 6x5=30

2) Analyse the political teaching that Maulana Azad promoted through Al-Hilal.
3) Explain the arguments that Maulana Azad presented about Muslim University and its autonomy in
his write-up on ‘The Muslim University’ in Al-Hilal.
4) Do birds really sing? What was Maulana’s take on this? And how had he established the distinction
between Indian Bulbuls and Iranian Bulbuls? Discuss.
5) How Maulana Azad had defended his stand when he was charged with sedition under section 124A
by the government? Discuss with reference to Qaule Faisal.
6) Write a note on ‘The End of a Dream’.
7) Examine the significance of the write-ups ‘Prospectus and Epilogue’ in India Wins Freedom.
8) Why did Maulana Azad think that the students who took admission in Madrasa-e-Islamia were the
true devotees of knowledge? Explain.
9) How according to Maulana Azad should we organise our system of education? Discuss its relevance
to the modern education system.

Part-C

Answer any three questions. Each question carries 10 marks. 10x3=30

10) Write a detailed note on Al-Hilal and its contribution in preparing Muslims’ mind to participate in the
struggle for the Independence of India.
11) Discuss the literary devices that Maulana Azad used in his statement Quale Faisal, and the story ‘The
Crow and the Bulbul’.
12) What are the chief characteristics of Maulana Azad’s speeches? Discuss with reference to the
speeches prescribed for your study.
13) Evaluate India Wins Freedom as a political biography.
14) What is the controversy surrounding the 30 pages which were supposed to be published after 30 years
of Maulana Azad’s demise? What did the material carry? Deliberate.

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