This page
maintained
by
Prof. Frances
Pritchett,
Columbia
University
COURSES
[fall 2011: on leave]
="Readings
in Urdu Literature," spring 11, spring 12,
="Islam
in South Asia--an Introduction," spring 09
="Introduction
to Indian Civilization," fall 08
="Hindi/Urdu: An Overview" (cancelled
for spring 10)
RESOURCES
*Maps
of South Asia (and beyond)
*South
Asia: some good starting points
*South
Asian art and architecture
*Islam
in South Asia
*South
Asian literature
*Urdu/Hindi
language and literature
*Early
Modern India: a Select Glossary
*"INDIAN
ROUTES"
*"Sources
of Indian Tradition"
*Dr.
B. R. Ambedkar: his life and work
*Some
lovely calligraphy
MY
OWN WORK
*"A
DESERTFUL OF ROSES: the Urdu Ghazals of Mirza Asadullah Khan
Ghalib" (in progress)
*"A
GARDEN OF KASHMIR: the Urdu Ghazals of Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir" (in
progress)
*Selections
from published work, including work done
in
collaboration with Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
*"Urdu
Meter: A Practical Handbook"
*"The
Dastan of Amir Hamzah"
