| 2 | Partition |
 Manto, Saadat H. Selected Stories. Translated by Khalid Hasan. Penguin Global, 2008, pp. 474–86 and 517–24. ISBN: 9780143102182.
Pritam, A. The Skeleton. Translated by Khushwant Singh. Oriental University Press, 1987, pp. 1–50. ISBN: 9780746500798.
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| 3 | Sexuality and Gender |
Chughtai, I. The Quilt and Other Stories. Translated by Tahiri Naqvi and Syeda Hameed. The Sheep Meadow Press, 1994, pp. 5–13. ISBN: 9781878818348. Kesavan, M. Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 in The Ugliness of the Indian Male and Other Propositions. Permanent Black, 2008. ISBN: 9788178242064.
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| 4 | Modernity |
Chattopadhyay, S. Devdas and Other Stories. Translated and edited by V. S. Naravane. Lotus Collection, 1996, pp. 31–78. ISBN: 9788174360304. |
| 5 | From Courtesans to Bar Girls |
Narayan, R., and M. Gorra. The Guide: A Novel. Penguin Classics, 2006. ISBN: 9780143039648. |
| 7 | History and Memory |
Thapar, R. "In Defence of History." Lecture delivered at Thiruvananthapuram, 2002. Ramanujan, A. "Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation." Chapter 2 in Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia. Edited by P. Richman. University of California Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780520075894.
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| 8 | Lost in Translation |
Bhagat, C. 2 States: The Story of My Marriage. Rupa & Co., 2009. ISBN: 9788129115300. |
| 10 | Stories from India, A Traveler's Literary Companion: North India |
Choudhury, C. India: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press, 2010. ISBN: 9781883513245.
- Rushdie, S. "The Prophet's Hair."
- Hyder, Q. "The Sound of Falling Leaves."
- Basu, K. "The Accountant."
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| 11 | Stories (cont.): Rural India |
Choudhury, C. India: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press, 2010. ISBN: 9781883513245.
- Dai, M. "The Scent of Orange Blossom."
- Renu, P. "Panchlight."
- Senapati, F. "Asura Pond."
- Mansuri, N. "The Whale."
Deb, Siddhartha. The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India. Faber & Faber, 2011, pp. 207–49. ISBN: 9780865478626.
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| 12 | Stories (cont.): Urban India |
Choudhury, C. India: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press, 2010. ISBN: 9781883513245.
- Bandhopadhyay, B. "Canvasser Krishnanlal."
- Chandra, V. "Ganesh Gaitonde Sells His Gold."
- Hasan, A. "Eye in the Sky."
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| 13 | Stories (cont.): South India |
Choudhury, C. India: A Traveler's Literary Companion. Whereabouts Press, 2010. ISBN: 9781883513245.
- Kaikini, J. "Dots and Lines."
- Antherjanam, L. "In the Moonlight."
- Hariharan, G. "Halfway Animals."
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