Kashmiri Syllabus UPSC Mains Examination
Kashmiri Syllabus Paper – I
Answers must be written in Kashmiri.
Section [arr] A
- Genealogical relationship of the Kashmiri language[arr] various theories.
- Areas of occurrence and dialects (geographical/social)
- Phonology and grammar[arr]
- Vowel and consonant system;
- Nouns and pronouns with various case inflections;
iii. Verbs[arr] various types and tenses.
- Syntactic structure[arr]
- Simple , active and declarative statements;
- Coordination;
iii. Relativisation.
Section-B
- Kashmiri literature in the 14th century (Socio-cultural and intellectual background with special reference to Lal Dyad and Sheikhul Alam)
- Nineteenth century Kashmiri literature (development of various genres[arr] vatsun; ghazal; and mathnavi).
- Kashmiri literature in the first half of the twentieth century (with special reference to Mahjoor and Azad; various literary influences).
- Modern Kashmiri literature (with special refernece to the development of the short story, drama, novel and nazm).
Kashmiri Syllabus Paper – II
Answers must be written in Kashmiri.
Section-A
- Intensive study of Kashmiri poetry upto the nineteenth century[arr]
- i) Lal Dyad
- ii) Sheikhul Aalam
iii) Habba Khatoon
- Kashmiri poetry[arr] 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, published by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir)
- Twentieth Century Kashmiri poetry (text in Azich Kashir Shairi, published by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir)
- Literary criticism and research work[arr] development and various trends.
Section-B
- An analytical study of the short story in Kashmiri.
- i) Afsana Majmu’a, published by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir.
- ii) Kashur Afsana Az,published by the Sahitya Akademi
iii) Hamasar Kashur Afsana, published by the Sahitya Akademi
The following short story writers only[arr] Akhtar Mohi-ud-Din, Kamil, Hari Krishan Kaul, Hraday Kaul Bharti, Bansi Nirdosh, Gulshan Majid.
- Novel in Kashmiri[arr]
- i) Mujrimby G.N. Gowhar
- ii) Marun-IvanIlyichun, (Kashmiri version of Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Iiyich (Published by Kashmiri Deptt).
- Drama in Kashmiri
- i) Natuk Kariv Band,by Hari Krishan Kaul
- ii) OK Angy Natuk, Motilal Keemu. published by Sahitya Akademi.
iii) Razi Oedipus, tr. Naji Munawar, published by Sahitya Akademi.
- Kashmiri Folk Literature[arr]
- i) Kashur LukiTheatre by Mohammad Subhan Bhagat, published by Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir.
- ii) Kashiry Luki Beeth (all volumes) published by the J & K Cultural Academy.