Sunday 15 July 2012

Civil Service Mains Optional KONKANI

KONKANI



PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Konkani)

Section-A

History of the Konkani Language :

(i) Origin and development of the language
and influences on it.

(ii) Major variants of Konkani and their lin-guistic features.

(iii) Grammatical and lexicographic work
in Konkani, including a study of cases, ad-verbs, indeclinables and voices.

(iv) Old Standard Konkani, new Standard
and standardisation problems.

Section-B:
History of Konkani literature:
Candidates would be expected to be well-acquainted with Konkani literature and its
social and cultural background and con-sider the problems and issues arising out
of them.

(i) History of Konkani literature from its prob-able source to the present times, with em-phasis on its major works, writers and
movements.

(ii) Social and cultural background of the
making of Konkani literature from time to time.

(iii) Indian and Western influences on
Konkani literature from the earliest to mod-ern times.

(iv) Modern literary trends in the various
genres and regions including a study of
Konkani folklore.


PAPER-II
(Answers must be written in Konkani)
Textual Criticism of Konkani Literature
The paper will be designed to test the
canidate's critical and analytical abilities.
Candidates would be expected to be well-acquainted with Konkani Literature and
required to have a first-hand reading of the
following texts:

Section-A
Prose
1. a) Konkani Mansagangotri (excluding
poetry) ed. by Prof. Olivinho Gomes
b) Old Konkani language and litera-ture-the Portuguese Role

2. a) Otmo Denvcharak-a novel by A.V
da Cruz.
b) Vadoll ani Varem-A novel by Anto-nio Pereira.
c) Devache Kurpen-a novel by V J P
Saldanha.

3. a) Vajralikhani-Shenoy Goem-bab-An
anthology-ed. by Shantaram Varde
Valavalikar
b) Konkani Lalit Niband-Essays-ed. by
Shyam Verenkar
c) Teen Dasakam-An lAnthology-ed.
by Chandrakant Keni


4. a) Demand-Drama-by Pundalik Naik
b) Kadambini- A miscellany of mod-ern Prose-ed. by Prof. OJF Gomes &
Smt. P.S. Tadkodkar.
c) Ratha Tujeo Ghudieo-by Smt.
Jayanti Naik.

Section-B

Poetry

1. a) Ev ani Mori: Poetry by Eduardo
Bruno de Souza.
b) Abravanchem Yadnyadan-by Luis
Mascarenhas.

2. a) Godde Ramayan-ed.by R.K. Rao
b) Ratnahar I &II-collection of poems-ed. R.V. Pandit.

3. a) Zayo Zuyo-poems-Manohar L.
Sardessai.
b) Kanadi Mati Konkani Kavi-Anthol-ogy of Poems-ed. Pratap Naik.

4. a) Adrushatache Kalle-Poems by
Pandurang Bhangui.
b) Yaman-Poems by Madhav Borkar



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