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Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Required Textbooks:

A Woman's Ramayana: Candravati's Bengali Epic translated by Mandakranta Bose and Sarika Priyadarshini Bose, Routledge, ISBN: 0415625297

Songs of Kabir translated by Rabindranath Tagore, Dover Classics, ISBN: 0486433587

Ecstatic Poems: Kabir translated by Robert Bly, Beacon Press, ISBN: 0807063843

Love Songs of Chandidas: Rebel Poet-Priest of Bengal by Bhattacharya, Grove Press-Evergreen, ASIN: B000GSU28Q

The Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad by Shyamal Banerjee, Munshiram Manoharlal, ISBN: 8121510856

Gita Govinda: Love Songs of Radha and Krishna by Jayadeva, translated by Lee Siegel, NYU Press, ISBN: 0814740782