The title Living Literature has a delightful alliteration that gives it a lilting sound. Literature is alive in the sense not only does it have a life of its own allowing it to live and die at different points in time it is also alive to the world, its nuances and problems.

The course captures this ethos. However, it also demands that one must live or experience literature by opening the doors of the text, entering it, inhabiting it and empathizing with it. In the process the text will open the door to you heart and life. Enter your being and change you and your perceptions.

The course is also alive to the current demands and skills required in the present age. In a world of social distancing, digital writing and speaking becomes an essential way of communication and hence a skill to be mastered.