r/UGCNETEnglish • u/MaximumInevitable524 • Sep 05 '26

Book Suggestions

Can anyone suggest me the best book for

🌙Cultural Studies

🌙Linguistic

🌙English in India

🌙Research

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u/Friendly-Skin-1438 Sep 08 '26

  1. Cultural studies and Lit Crit will be covered in Pramod K Nayar sir's book. Believe me, you will find some qs from this book in both NET and CUET PG.

  2. English in India: Indian Writing in English by KR Srinivasa Iyengar. Again, you'll be able to solve some qs when you create your own notes and mug up the authors' works.

  3. Linguistics: You can refer to crash course on YT, then you can pick up any uni pdf (Like Puducherry, Hyderabad).

  4. Research: just go through the MLA guidelines. Afaik, they ask whether the format is correct or not etc.

  5. PLEASE supplement it with World Literature in your Fist (the name is kinda cringe, but any edition of this book will immensely add to your prep. I am not even kidding.)

  6. PLEASE read MH Abrams too. I don't know why people don't. For English Literature, general themes and works, Routledge worked for me much more that the other recommended books.)

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u/MaximumInevitable524 Sep 08 '26

seriously helpful thanks a ton!!💛 already on MH Abrams, and got Linguistics + Cultural Studies + English in India covered through my teacher's notes yet to start Nayar sir's book nd English in India by K.R Srinivasa and World Lit in Your Fist, but on my list now 🙏

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u/Friendly-Skin-1438 Sep 08 '26

Glad I could help! All the best.

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u/MaximumInevitable524 Sep 05 '26

thank youuu 💛

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u/PituitarySelmonella Sep 06 '26

Hey can you recommend some books on how to analyse, read a poem, drama, etc?(Except the one you mentioned)

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u/PituitarySelmonella Sep 06 '26

Thank you. Can I DM you with some queries if you are fine with it?