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(Syllabus) UPSC: Civil Service Main Examination Syllabus (Maithili)
UPSC: Main Examination Syllabus - Subject : Maithili
Paper-I
History of Maithili Language and its Literature
(Answer to be written in Maithili)
PART-A
History of Maithili Language
- Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family.
- Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili)
- Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era)
- Maithili and its different dialects.
- Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali, Assamese, Oriya).
- Origin and development of Tirhuta Script.
- Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language.
PART-B
History of Maithili Literature
- Background of Maithili Literature (Religious, economic, social, cultural).
- Periodic division of Maithili literature.
- Pre-Vidyapati Literature.
- Vidyapati and his tradition.
- Medieval Maithili Drama (Kirtaniya Natak, Ankai Nat, Maithili dramas written in Nepal).
- Maithili Folk Literature (Folk Tales, Folk Drama, Folk Stories, Folk Songs).
- Development of different literary forms in modern era.
(a) Prabandh-kavya
(b) Muktak-kavya
(c) Novel
(d) Short Story
(e) Drama
(f) Essay
(g) Criticism
(h) Memoirs
(i) Translation - Development of Maithili Magazines and Journals.
Paper-II
(Answers must be written in Maithili)
The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test
the critical ability of the candidates.
PART-A
- Vidyapati Geet-Shati-Publisher : Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Lyrics- 1 to 50)
- Govind Das Bhajanavali-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna (Lyrics - 1 to 25).
- Krishnajanm - Manbodh
- Mithilabhasha Ramayana - Chanda Jha (only Sunder-Kand)
- Rameshwar Charit Mithila Ramayan - Lal Das (only Bal-kand)
- Keechak-Vadh-Tantra Nath Jha.
- Datta-Vati-Surendra Jha 'Suman' (only 1st and 2nd Cantos).
- Chitra-Yatri
- Samakaleen Maithili Kavita - Publisher: Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi.
PART-B
- Varna Ratnakar - Jyotirishwar (only 2nd Kallol)
- Khattar Kakak Tarang - Hari Mohan Jha.
- Lorik-Vijaya-Manipadma
- Prithvi Putra-Lalit
- Bhaphait Chahak Jinagi-Sudhanshu 'Shekar' Choudhary.
- Kirti Rajkamlak-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna (First Ten Stories only).
- Katha-Sangrah-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna.