The UPSC Optional Syllabus for Kashmiri is as given below:
| Kashmiri 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. |
| 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 (geographical/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 background 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 reference to Mahjoor and Azad; various literary influences). |
| 4. Modern Kashmiri literature (with special 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, published by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University 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 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: Akhtar Mohi-ud-Din, Kamil, Hari Krishan Kaul, Hraday Kaul Bharti, Bansi Nirdosh, Gulshan Majid. 2. Novel in Kashmiri: i) Mujrim by G.N. Gowhar |
| ii) Marun-Ivan Ilyichun, (Kashmiri version 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 Luki Theatre 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. |
Also Read: Gujarati Syllabus for UPSC CSE
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