The UPSC Optional Syllabus for Marathi is as given below:
| Marathi Literature Syllabus – Civil Services Mains Exam UPSC : |
| Optional Subject consists of 2 papers. Each paper is of 250 marks, making a total of 500 marks. MARATHI |
| PAPER-I |
| (Answers must be written in Marathi) Section-A Language and Folk-Iore : |
| (a) Nature and Functions of Language (with reference to Marathi) |
| Language as a signifying system : Langue and Parole; Basic functions; Poetic language; Standard Language and dialect; Language variations according to social parameters. |
| Linguistic features of Marathi in thirteenth century and seventeenth century. |
| (b) Dialects of Marathi |
| Ahirani; Varhadi; Dangi |
| (c) Marathi Grammar |
| Parts of Speech; Case-system; Prayog-vichar (Voice) |
| (d)Nature and kinds of Folk-lore (with special reference to Marathi) Lok-Geet, Lok Katha, Lok Natya |
| Section-B |
| History of Literature and Literary Criticism: |
| (a) History of Marathi Literature |
| 1. From beginning to 1818 AD, with special reference to the following : The Mahanubhava writers, the Varkari poets, the Pandit poets, the Shahirs, Bakhar literature. |
| 2. From 1850 to 1990, with special reference to developments in the following major forms : Poetry, Fiction (Novel and Short Story), Drama; and major literary currents and movements, Romantic, Realist, Modernist, Dalit Gramin, Feminist. |
| (b) Literary Criticism |
| 1. Nature and function of Literature; |
| 2. Evaluation of Literature; |
| 3. Nature, Objectives and Methods of Criticism; |
| 4. Literature, Culture and Society. |
| PAPER-II |
| (Answers must be written in Marathi) |
| Textual study of prescribed literary works |
| The paper will require first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical ability. |
| Section-A |
| Prose |
| (1) ‘Smritishala’ |
| (2) Mahatma Jotiba Phule “Shetkaryacha Asud; ‘Sarvajanik Satyadharma’ |
| (3) S.V. Ketkar ‘Brahmankanya; |
| (4) P.K. Atre ‘Sashtang Namaskar’ |
| (5) Sharchchandra Muktibodh ‘Jana Hey Volatu Jethe’ |
| (6) Uddhav Shelke ‘Shilan’ |
| (7) Baburao Bagul ‘Jevha Mi Jaat Chorli Hoti’ |
| (8) Gouri Deshpande ‘Ekek Paan Galavaya’ |
| (9) P.I. Sonkamble ‘Athavaninche Pakshi’ |
| Section-B |
| Poetry |
| (1) Namadevanchi Abhangawani’ Ed: Inamdar, Relekar, Mirajkar Modern Book Depot, Pune |
| (2) ‘Painjan’ Ed : M.N. Adwant Sahitya Prasar Kendra, Nagpur |
| (3) ‘Damayanti-Swayamvar’ By Raghunath Pandit |
| (4) ‘Balakvinchi Kavita’ By Balkavi |
| (5) ‘Vishakha’ By Kusumagraj |
| (6) ‘Mridgandh’ By Vinda Karandikar |
| (7) ‘Jahirnama’ By Narayan Surve |
| (8) ‘Sandhyakalchya Kavita’ By Grace |
| (9) ‘Ya Sattet Jeev Ramat Nahi’ By Namdev Dhasal |
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