UPSC Optional Subjects Syllabus- Gujarati Language

Paper-I

(Answers must be written in Gujarati)

Section-A

Gujarati Language : Form and history

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

History of Gujarati Literature

Medieval :

• Jaina tradition
• Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
• Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)

Modern:

• Sudharak yug
• Pandit yug
• Gandhi yug
• Anu-Gandhi yug
• Adhunik yug

Section-B

Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):

(a) Medieval

• Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
• Lyrical: Pada

(b) Folk

• Bhavai

(c) Modern

• Fiction: Novel and short story
• Drama
• Literary Essay
• Lyrical Poetry

(d) Criticism

• History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
• Recent research in folk tradition

Paper-II

(Answers must be written in Gujarati)

The paper will reqire first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidate.

Section-A

1. Medieval

• Vasantvilas phagu-Ajnatkrut
• Kadambari-Bhalan
• Sudamacharitra-Premanand
• Chandrachandravatini varta-Shamal
• Akhegeeta-Akho

2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug

• Mari Hakikat-Narmadashankar Dave
• Farbasveerah- Dalpatram
• Saraswatichandra-Part-I Govar-dhanram Tripathi
• Purvalap- 'Kant' (Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt)
• Raino Parvat-Ramanbhai Neel-kanth

Section-B

1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug

• Hind Swaraj-Mohandas Kar-machand Gandhi
• Patanni Prabhuta- Kanhaiyalal Munshi
• Kavyani Shakti- Ramnarayan Vish-wanath Pathak
• Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- Zaver-chand Meghani
• Manvini Bhavai-Pannalal Patel
• Dhvani-Rajendra Shah

2. Adhunik yug

• Saptapadi-Umashankar Joshi
• Janantike- Suresh Joshi
• Ashwatthama- Sitanshu Yash-aschandra