(Syllabus) GUJARATI - UPSC MAINS EXAM 2011

SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION PART-B
MAIN EXAMINATION

GUJARATI

PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Gujarati) : Section-A : Gujarati Language : Form and history

1. History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years.
2. Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax.
3. Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.

History of Gujarati Literature Medieval :
4. Jaina tradition
5. Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
6. Parampara

Modern:
7. Sudharak yug
8. Pandit yug
9. Gandhi yug
10. Anu-Gandhi yug
11. Adhunik yug

Section-B
Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):
(a) Medieval
1. Padyavarta
2. Lyrical: Pada
(b) Folk
3. Bhavai
(c) Modern
4. Fiction: Novel and short story
5. Drama
6. Literary Essay
7. Lyrical Poetry
(d) Criticism
8. History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
9. Recent research in folk tradition.

PAPER-II

(Answers must be written in Gujarati) The paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidate. Section-A

1. Medieval
(i) Vasantvilas phagu-AJNATKRUT
(ii) Kadambari-BHALAN
(iii) Sudamacharitra-PREMANAND
(iv) Chandrachandravatini varta-SHAMAL
(v) Akhegeeta-AKHO

2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug
(vi) Mari Hakikat-NARMADASHANKAR DAVE
(vii) Farbasveerah- DALPATRAM
(viii)GOV ARDHANRAM TRIPATHI
(ix) Purvalap- 'KANT' (MANISHANKAR RATNAJI BHATT)
(x) Raino Parvat -RAMANBHAI NEELKANTH

Section-B
1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug
(i) Hind Swaraj -MACHAND GANDHI
(ii) Patanni Prabhuta- KANHAIYALAL MUNSHI
(iii) VISH-WANATH PATHAK
(iv) Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- ZAVERCHAND MEGHANI
(v) Manvini Bhavai-PANNALAL PATEL
(vi) Dhvani-RAJENDRA SHAH

2. Adhunik yug
(vii) Saptapadi-UMASHANKAR JOSHI
(viii) Janantike- SURESH JOSHI
(ix) A s hwa t t h ama - S I T ANSHU Y A SHASCHANDRA