Subject: Hindi

1. HISTORY OF HINDI LANGUAGE:

Origin and Development of Hindi Language - Evaluation of Khadi Boli Hindi as Literary Language during the 19th Century - Standardization of Hindi Language with Devanageri Script - Development of Hindi as Rashtra Bhasha during the Freedom struggle - Development of Hindi as official Language of Indian Union since Independence - Major Dialects of Hindi and their interrelationship - Significant Grammatical features of standard Hindi.

2. HISTORY OF HINDI LITERATURE :

Chief Characteristics of the major periods of Hindi literatures: viz., Adikal, Bhakti kal Riti K.al Bharatendu Kal, Dwivedi KaI etc., Significant features of the main
Litenuy trends and tendencies in Modern Hindi viz., Chhayavad, Rahasya Vad, Pragati Vad, Prayog Vad, Navi Kavita, Navi Kahani, Akavita, etc. - Development
of Novel in Hindi - Novelists - Premchand, Yash pal, Vrindavan Lal Varma, Jainendra, Bhagavathi Charan Varma, Bhishma Sahni, Amrit Lal Nagar, Nagarjun, - A briefhistory of Drama in Hindi - Dramatists - Bharatendu Harischandra, Jaishankar Prasad, Hari Krishna Premi, Lakshminarayana Lal, Mohan Rakesh, Shankar Sesh - A brief History of short story in Hindi - Major story writers - Premachand, Yashpal, Sudarshan, Vishnu Prabhakar, Amrit Roy, Upendranath Ashk, Kamaleshwar Theories of Literary Criticism in Hindi - Kavya Sampraday, Ras, Chand and Alankar. Major Hindi Literary Critics - Acharya Ramachandra Shukla, Acharya Nandu Dulare Bajpayi, Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi, Dr. Nagendra and Dr. Namvar Singh. Prescribed Text

3. HINDI POETRY

• Kabir - Kabir Granthavali Ed. Shyam Sundar Das (First 100 poems)
• Surdhas - Bhramara Geet Saar Fd. Acharya Ramachandra Shukla. (100 Poems from the beginning)
• Tulasidas - Ramacharit Manas (Ayodhya Kand only)
• Maithili Sharan Gupta - Saket  (Pratham and Navam Sargas only)
• Jaishankar Prasad - Kamayani (Chinta& Shradha Sarg)
• Suryakant Tripathi Nirala - Raag Viraag Ed. Dr. Ramavilas Sharma (Introduction and first 15 poems only)
• Ajney - Kitni Navan Main Kitni Bar. (First 10 Poems only)
• Naresh Mehta - Samshay Ki Ek Rat

4. HINDI PROSE

• Bharatendu Harischandra - Andhar Nagari
• Premchand - Godan
• Mohan Rakesh - Lahron Ka Rajhans.
• Katha Sankalan - Katha Vithi - Ed. Dr. Premnarayana shukla
• Ramachandra - Shukla Chitamani (Pahila Bhag (10 Essays from the beginning)
• Mahadevi Varma - Pathke Saathi

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