Introduction

The English Department at Maharaja Agrasen College is abuzz with literary activities and course work all year. The Course comprises four years of intensive and stimulating work and readings that will seek to engage a student's interest in diverse modules like Partition Literature, Literature and Cinema, Contemporary Literature, and a variety of issues of relevance in the world today: questions of identity, caste, race, nationalism, colonialism, globalization amongst others. The interdisciplinary approach and analysis of literary texts will enable students to develop their critical abilities and enable a holistic understanding of the interactions between individual and society. Those seeking admission to this discipline should be fluent with English and must have an interest in Literature. The English Department uses lectures, film screenings, talks, seminars and workshops to enable interactive learning. The English Department student body: Active Society organizes literary activities all the year round.