UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Kashmiri

(Answers must be written in Kashmiri)

Paper I

Section A

Genealogical relationship of the Kashmiri language: various theories

Areas of occurrence and dialects (geographical/social)

Phonology and grammar:

Vowel and consonant system

Nouns and pronouns with various case inflections

Verbs: various types and tenses

Syntactic structure:

Simple, active and declarative statements

Coordination

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: 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 reference to the development of the short story, drama, novel and nazm).

Paper II

Section A

Intensive study of Kashmiri poetry up to the nineteenth century:

Lal Dyad

Sheikhul Aalam

Habba Khatoon

Kashmiri poetry: 19th Century

Mahmood Gami (Vatsans)

Maqbool Shah (Gulrez)

Rasool Mir (Ghazals)

Abdul Ahad Nadim (N'at)

Krishanjoo Razdan (Shiv Lagun)

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: development and various trends

Section B

An analytical study of the short story in Kashmiri

Afsana Majmu'a, published by the Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir.

Kashur Afsana Az, published by the Sahitya Akademi

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.

Novel in Kashmiri

Mujrim by G.N. Gowhar

Marun-Ivan Ilyichun, (Kashmiri version of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Iiyich (Published by Kashmiri Deptt)

Drama in Kashmiri

Natuk Kariv Band, by Hari Krishan Kaul

QK Angy Natuk, ed. Motilal Keemu, published by Sahitya Akademi

Razi Oedipus, tr. Naji Munawar, published by Sahitya Akademi

Kashmiri Folk Literature

Kashur Luki Theatre by Mohammad Subhan Bhagat, published by Deptt. of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir

Kashiry Luki Beeth (all volumes) published by the J & K Cultural Academy