Comparative Literature in India
Comparative literature in India started as an amalgam of multilingual literatures having multiple cosmopolitanisms (Prakrit, Sanskrit, Persian), vernacular cosmopolitan writing cultures with long histories of literatures, intermedial representations with overlapping of textuality, orality and performativity, fusing of elite, popular and folk public spheres and an exponentially increasing translation potential between languages, both written and oral. It also incorporated the diverse fields of study prominent in comparative literature studies elsewhere such as cosmopolitan studies, comparative cultural studies, world literature, border studies, translation studies, digital humanities etc. This study group plans to initiate discussions on concepts, methodology and issues related to the practice of comparative literature in India as well as the scope of interdisciplinary work in related disciplines such as cultural studies, translation studies, history, philosophy and digital humanities. It also seeks to engage in dialogues and debates on issues related to the notion and practice of comparative literature in the world.
Research Group Coordinator: Abhishek Varghese
Events:
Lectures:
Webinar 1- About Comparative Literature,Cultural Studies,Comparative Cultural Studies and World Literature by Prof. Steven Totosy De Zepetnek, March 27,2021, 6:00-8:00 PM(IST)
News & Events
CALL FOR PAPERS (Intermediality in Indian Literary Cultures)
We invite papers addressing the issues raised here and on the topics suggested relating to intermediality.
WEBSITE LAUNCH
Delhi Comparatists website launched.
12th August 2021
JOURNAL (VOL 1, ISSUE 1)
Delhi Journal of Comparative Studies is an online, peer-reviewed, full text, bi-annual journal with open access in the field of comparative literature and cultural studies in their various forms in the Indian context.
Ongoing Projects
- Covid 19 Muslim Response Research
- Covid-19 Cultural Response Book
- Covid-19 Cultural Response Archive
- Reception of Kazi Nazrul Islam in Indian Literatures
- Multilingual Translation of Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Comparative Literature in India Archive
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