Civil Service Mains Optional HINDI

HINDI


PAPER-I


(Answers must be written in Hindi)
Section-A

1. History of Hindi Language and
Nagari Lipi.

I. Grammatical and applied forms of
Apbhransh, Awahatta & Arambhik
Hindi.

II. Development of Braj and Awadhi as
literary language during medieval pe-riod.

III. Early form of Khari-boli in Siddha-Nath
Sahitya, Khusero, Sant Sahitaya,
Rahim etc. and Dakhni Hindi.

IV. Development of Khari-boli and Nagari
Lipi during 19th Century.

V. Standardisation of Hindi Bhasha &
Nagari Lipi.

VI. Development of Hindi as national Lan-guage during freedom movement.

VII. The development of Hindi as a Na-tional Language of Union of India.

VIII. Scientific & Technical development of
Hindi Language.

IX. Prominent dialects of Hindi and their
inter- relationship.

X. Salient features of Nagari Lipi and the
efforts for its reform & Standard form of
Hindi.

XI. Grammatical structure of Standard
Hindi.

Section-B


2. History of Hindi Literature.

I.The relevance and importance of Hindi
literature and tradition of writing History of
Hindi Literature.

II.Literary trends of the following four peri-ods of history of Hindi Literature.
A. Adikal-Sidh, Nath and Raso Sahitya.
Prominent poets-Chandvardai,
Khusaro, Hemchandra, Vidyapati.
B.  Bhaktikal-Sant Kavyadhara, Sufi
Kavyadhara, Krishna Bhaktidhara and
Ram Bhaktidhara.
Prominent Poets-Kabir, Jayasi, Sur &
Tulsi.
C.Ritikal-Ritikavya, Ritibaddhakavya & Riti
Mukta Kavya.
Prominent Poets-Keshav, Bihari,
Padmakar and Ghananand.
D.Adhunik Kal
a. Renaissance, the development of Prose,
Bharatendu Mandal.
b. Prominent Writers : Bharatendu, Bal
Krishna Bhatt & Pratap Narain Mishra.
c. Prominent trends of modern Hindi Po-etry : Chhayavad, Pragativad, Proyogvad,
Nai Kavita, Navgeet and Contemporary
poetry and Janvadi Kavita.
Prominent Poets : Maithili Sharan
Gupta, Prasad, Nirala, Mahadevi, Dinkar,
Agyeya, Muktibodh, Nagarjun.

III. Katha Sahitya
A. Upanyas & Realism
B. The origin and development of Hindi
Novels.
C. Prominent Novelists : Premchand,
Jainendra, Yashpal, Renu and Bhism
Sahani.
D. The origin and development of Hindi
short story.
E. Prominent short Story Writers :
Premchand, Prasad, Agyeya, Mohan
Rakesh & Krishna Shobti.

IV. Drama & Theatre
A. The origin & Development of Hindi
Drama.
B. Prominent Dramatists : Bharatendu,
Prasad, Jagdish Chandra Mathur, Ram
Kumar Verma, Mohan Rakesh.
C. The development of Hindi Theatre.

V. Criticism
A. The origin and development of Hindi
criticism : Saiddhantik, Vyavharik,
Pragativadi, Manovishleshanvadi & Nai
Alochana.
B. Prominent critics : Ramchandra
Shukla, Hajari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Vilas
Sharma & Nagendra.
VI. The other forms of Hindi prose-Lalit
Nibandh, Rekhachitra, Sansmaran, Yatra-vrittant.

PAPER-II
(Answers must be written in Hindi)
This paper will require first hand reading
of prescribed texts and will test the critical
ability of the candidates.

Section-A

1. Kabir : Kabir Granthawali, Ed,
Shyam Sundar Das (First
hundred Sakhis.)

2. Surdas : Bhramar Gitsar, Ed.
Ramchandra Shukla (First
hundred Padas)

3. Tulsidas : Ramchrit Manas (Sundar
Kand) Kavitawali (Uttar
Kand).

4. Jayasi : Padmawat Ed. Shyam
Sundar Das (Sinhal Dwip
Khand & Nagmativiyog
Khand)

5. Bihari : Bihari Ratnakar Ed.
Jagnnath Prasad
Ratnakar (First 100
Dohas)

6. Maithili : Bharat Bharati
Sharan
Gupta

7. Prasad : Kamayani (Chinta and
Sharddha Sarg)

8. Nirala : Rag-Virag, Ed. Ram Vilas
Sharma (Ram Ki Shakti
Puja & Kukurmutta).

9. Dinkar : Kurushetra

10. Agyeya : Angan Ke Par Dwar
(Asadhya Vina)

11. Muktiboth: Brahma Rakshas

12. Nagarjun : Badal Ko Ghirte Dekha
Hai, Akal Ke Bad, Harijan
Gatha.

Section-B

1. Bharatendu : Bharat Durdasha

2. Mohan Rakesh : Ashad Ka Ek Din

3. Ramchandra Shukla : Chintamani
(Part I)
(Kavita Kya Hai] Shraddha
Aur Bhakti)

4. Dr. Satyendra : Nibandh Nilaya-Bal
Krishna Bhatt,
Premchand, Gulab Rai,
Hajari Prasad Dwivedi,
Ram Vilas Sharma,
Agyeya, Kuber Nath Rai.

5. Premchand : Godan, Premchand ki
Sarvashreshtha
Kahaniyan, Ed. Amrit Rai/
Manjusha - Prem Chand ki
Sarvashreshtha Kahani-yan, Ed. Amrit Rai.

6. Prasad : Skandgupta

7. Yashpal : Divya

8. Phaniswar Nath Renu : Maila Anchal


9. Mannu Bhandari : Mahabhoj

10. Rajendra Yadav : Ek Dunia
Samanantar (All Stories)