New IGNOU MEG-13 Help Book Writing From the Margins in English – MA English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Theory, Culture and History of Dalits
Historical Background
Dalit Canon
Dalit Discourse
Dalit Identity and Culture
Dalit Viewpoints and Voices-I
Dalit Viewpoints and Voices-II

Block 2 – Fiction and Autobiographical Writing
Balbir Madhopuri: Changia Rukh: Against the Night-I
Balbir Madhopuri: Changia Rukh: Against the Night-II
Bama: Sangati-I
Bama: Sangati-II

Block 3 – Poetry
Sunny Kavikkad’s two Poems: “Naked Truths” and “With Love”
Kalekuri Prasad and Adigopula Venkataratnam
Basudev Sunani’s “Coaching Centre”
Hira Bansode and L.S. Rokade

Block 4 – Drama and Short Fiction
Contextualising Dalit Writing
Datta Bhagat: Routes and Escape Routes
Short Stories: “The Poisoned Bread” and “The Storeyed House”
Short Stories: “The Flame” and “Fear”

Block 5 – Theory, Culture and The History of Tribals
Historical Background
Tribal World View
Tribal Discourse
Nature and Celebration in Tribal Life
Tribal Thought: Some Voices-I
Tribal Thought: Some Voices-II

Block 6 – Oral Narratives
Santal Folk Tales
Legend of the Lepchas (Folk Tales)
Folk Tales of Mizoram and Meghalaya
Folk Songs of the Oraons

Block 7 – Fiction and Autobiography
Mother Forest: The Unfinished Story of C.K. Janu
Kocharethi: The Araya Woman–Background to the Text and Context
Kocharethi: The Araya Woman–A Study of the Novel

Block 8 – Poetry, Drama and Short Fiction
Marshal Hembram: “I Must Pick up the Bow” Nirmala Putul: “If You Were in My Place”
Poem: “Song of Netarhaat: Victory Trumpet is Sounding”
Contextualising Tribal Literature
Budhan: An Analysis
Writers of Short Fiction: Temsula Ao and Lummer Dai