Gujarati Literature Optional

PAPER 1 :

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Section A: Gujarati Language: Form and History

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

History of Gujarati literature

Medieval:

4. Jaina tradition
5. Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
6. Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)

Modern:

7. Sudharak yug
8. Pandit yug
9. Gandhi yug
10. Anu-Gandhi yug
11. Adhunik yug

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

(a) Medieval

1. Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
2. Lyrical: Pada

(b) Folk

3. Bhavai

(c) Modern

4. Fiction: Novel and Short Story
5. Drama
6. Literary Essay
7. Lyrical Poetry

(d) Criticism

8. History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
9. Recent research in folk tradition.

PAPER 2 :

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

Section A

1. Medieval

1. Vasantvilas phagu—AJNATKRUT
2. Kadambari—BHALAN
3. Sudama Charitra—PREMANAND
4. Chandrachandravatini varta—SHAMAL
5. Akhegeeta—AKHO

2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug

6. Mari Hakikat—NARMADASHA
7. Farbasveerah—DALPATRAM
8. Saraswatichandra-Part 1—GOVARDHANRAM TRIPATHI
9. Purvalap—‘KANT’ (MANISHANKAR  RATNAJI BHATT)
10. Raino Parvat—RAMANBHAI NEELKANTH

Section B

1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug

1. Hind Swaraj—MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
2. Patanni Prabhuta—KANHAIYALAL MUNSHI
3. Kavyani Shakti—RAMNARAYAN VISHWANATH  PATHAK
4. Saurashtrani Rasdhar-Part 1—ZAVERCHAND MEGHANI
5. Manvini Bhavai—PANNALAL PATEL
6. Dhvani—RAJENDRA SHAH

2. Adhunik yug

7. Saptapadi—UMASHANKAR JOSHI
8. Janantike—SURESH JOSHI
9. Ashwatthama—SITANSHU YASHASCHANDRA.