March 19, 1999

U. of Delhi Includes Indian Authors for First Time in English-Literature Courses

In what was described as a step toward "decolonization," India's largest university has included the work of Indian writers in its English-literature courses for the first time in its more-than-100-year history.

The move ended a decade-long debate at the University of Delhi pitting traditionalists against champions of native literature.

Previously, all of the courses on literature written in English

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