IGNOU MEG-16 Syllabus | Indian Folk Literature
- Last Updated On November 20, 2025
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Here you will get the full syllabus for the IGNOU MEG 16 :Indin Folk Literature.
The syllabus of IGNOU MEG 16 is divided in 7 blocks and each block is again divided in units.
We have listed the detailed syllabus of all the 7 blocks and its units.
You can also find links to the summary of each blocks for MEG 16.
Content
Syllabus of MEG 16
Course Code
MEG-16
Course Title
Indian Folk Literature
Course Type
Optional Course
Blocks
Total 7 Blocks
Programme
MEG : Master’s Degree in English
University
IGNOU ( Indira Gandhi National Open University
Block 1 – Folk Literature and Language: Research and Pedagogy
- Unit 1 – An Introduction to Folklore
- Unit 2 – Thematic & Narrative Concerns of Indian Folk Literature
- Unit 3 – Indian Folklore: Forms, Patterns and Variations
- Unit 4 – Theoretical Approaches to Folklore
Block 2 – Identity and Hybridity: Kshetra and Desha
- Unit 1 – Folk Language as a Repository of Culture
- Unit 2 – Folklore as an Expression of Existence
- Unit 3 – Folk Paintings: Visual Narratives
Block 3 – Folk Literature: Sources, Characteristics, Classifications and Functions
- Unit 1 – Folk Narrative Poems and Folk Songs
- Unit 2 – Myths, Legends and Tales
- Unit 3 – Proverbs, Riddles and Speech
- Unit 4 – Archiving and Documentation
- Unit 5 – Adaptation and Interpretation of Folk Literature in Modern Times
Block 4 – Folktales of India: Motifs, Modes and Mores
- Unit 1 – Folktales from India by A.K. Ramanujan
- Unit 2 – When the World was Young by Verrier Elwin
- Unit 3 – Myths of Middle India by Verrier Elwin
- Unit 4 – Manoj Das’s Tales Told by Mystics and The Lady Who Died One and A Half Times and Other Fantasies
- Unit 5 – The Legends of Pensam by Mamang Dai
Block 5 – Folk Poetry
- Unit 1 – Oral Epics in India by Stuart H. Blackburn
- Unit 2 – The Awakened Wind: The Oral Poetry of the Indian Tribes by Sitakant Mahapatra
- Unit 3 – Ramayana in Modern South India Ed. Paula Richman
Block 6 – Folk in Contemporary Indian Fiction
- Unit 1 – Pather Panchali by Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
- Unit 2 – The Folk Culture of Odisha: Gopinath Mohanty’s Paraja
- Unit 3 – Maila Anchal by Phanishwar Nath Renu
- Unit 4 – The Dilemma by Vijaydan Detha
- Unit 5 – Chemmeen by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
- Unit 6 – Kanthapura by Raja Rao
Block 7 – Folk Theatre
- Unit 1 – Appropriation of Folk in Indian Theatre: Jatra, Kathakali, Tamasha, Nautanki and Pala
- Unit 2 – Folk, Popular and Film
- Unit 3 – Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana and Naga-Mandala
- Unit 4 – Habib Tanvir’s Charandas Chor