Civil Service Mains Optional KASHMIRI

KASHMIRI


PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Kashmiri)

Section-A
1. Genealogical relationship of the
Kashmiri language: various theories.

2. Areas of occurrence and dialects (geo-graphical/social)

3. Phonology and grammar:
i. Vowel and consonant system;
ii. Nouns and pronouns with various
case inflections;
iii. Verbs: various types and tenses.

4. Syntactic structure:
i. Simple , active and declarative
statments;
ii. Coordination;
iii. Relativisation.

Section-B

1. Kashmiri literature in the 14th century
(Socio-cultural and intellectual back-ground with special reference to Lal
Dyad and Sheikhul Alam)

2. Nineteenth century Kashmiri literature
(development of various genres:
vatsun; ghazal; and mathnavi).

3. Kashmiri literature in the first half of
the twentieth century (with special ref-erence to Mahjoor and Azad; various
literary influences).

4. Modern Kashmiri literature (with spe-cial refernece to the development of
the short story, drama, novel and
nazm).


PAPER-II

(Answers must be written in Kashmiri)
Section-A
1. Intensive study of Kashmiri poetry upto
the nineteenth century:

i) Lal Dyad

ii) Sheikhul Aalam

iii) Habba Khatoon

2. Kashmiri poetry: 19th Century

i) Mahmood Gami (Vatsans)

ii) Maqbool Shah (Gulrez)

iii) Rasool Mir (Ghazals)

iv) Abdul Ahad Nadim (N'at)

v) Krishanjoo Razdan (Shiv Lagun)

vi) Sufi Poets (Text in Sanglaab, pub-lished by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, Uni-versity of Kashmir)

3. Twentieth Century Kashmiri poetry
(text in Azich Kashir Shairi, published
by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of
Kashmir)

4. Literary criticism and research work:
development and various trends.

Section-B

1. An analytical study of the short story in
Kashmiri.
i)  Afsana Majmu'a,  published by the

Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kash-mir.

ii)  Kashur Afsana Az,published by the
Sahitya Akademi

iii)  Hamasar Kashur Afsana, published
by the Sahitya Akademi
The following short story writers only:
Akhtar Mohi-ud-Din, Kamil, Hari Krishan
Kaul, Hraday Kaul Bharti, Bansi Nirdosh,
Gulshan Majid.

2. Novel in Kashmiri:

i) Mujrimby G.N. Gowhar

ii) Marun-IvanIlyichun, (Kashmiri ver-sion of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Iiyich
(Published by Kashmiri Deptt).

3. Drama in Kashmiri

i)  Natuk Kariv Band,by Hari Krishan
Kaul

ii) Qk Angy Natuk,ed. Motilal Keemu.
published by Sahitya Akademi.

iii)  Razi Oedipus,tr. Naji Munawar,
published by Sahitya Akademi.

4. Kashmiri Folk Literature:

i) Kashur LukiTheatre by Mohammad
Subhan Bhagat, published by Deptt.
of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir.

ii)  Kashiry Luki Beeth (all volumes) pub-lished by the J & K Cultural Academy