Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007

History – Optional of Part B - Main Examination of Civil Services Exam

Paper I History of Maithili Language and its Literature

Part A History of Maithili Language

• 1.Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family.
• 2.Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili)
• 3.Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era)
• 4.Maithili and its different dialects.
• 5.Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali, Asamese, Oriya )
• 6.Origin and development of Tirhuta Script.
• 7.Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language.

• 1.Background of Maithili Literature (Religious, economic, social, cultural).
• 2.Periodic division of Maithili literature.
• 3.Pre-Vidyapati Literature.
• 4.Vidyapati and his tradition.
• 5.Medieval Maithili Drama (Kirtaniya Natak, Ankia Nat, Maithili dramas written in Nepal .
• 6.Maithili Folk Literature (Folk Tales, Folk Drama, Folk Stories, Folk Songs).
• 7.Development of different literary forms in modern era
  (a)Prabandh-kavya
  (b)Muktak-kavya
  (c)Novel
  (d)Short Story
  (e)Drama
  (f)Essay
  (g)Criticism
  (h)Memoirs
  (i)Translation
• 8.Development of Maithili Magazines and Journals

The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test the critical ability of the candidates.

• 1.Vidyapati Geet-Shati - Publisher : Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Lyrics – 1 to 50)
• 2.Govind Das Bhajanavali – Publisher : Maithili Acadamy, Patna (Lyrics – 1 to 25)
• 3.Krishnajanm – Manbodh
• 4.Mithilabhasha Ramayana – Chanda Jha (only Sunder-Kand)
• 5.Rameshwar Charit Mithila Ramayan – Lal Das (only Bal-kand)
• 6.Keechak-Vadh - Tantra Nath Jha.
• 7.Datta-Vati – Surendra Jha ‘Suman’ {only 1st and 2nd Cantos}.
• 8.Chitra-Yatri
• 9.Samakaleen Maithili Kavita – Publisher : Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi .

• 10.Varna Ratnakar - Jyotirishwar (only 2nd Kallol)
• 11.Khattar Kakak Tarang – Hari Mohan Jha
• 12.Lorik–Vijaya-Manipadma
• 13.Prithvi Putra – Lalit
• 14.Bhaphait Chahak Jinagi – Sudhanshu ‘Shekhar’ Choudhary
• 15.Kriti Rajkamlak – Publisher : Maithili Acadamy, Patna (First Ten Stories only)
• 16.Katha–Sangrah – Publisher : Maithili Acadamy, Patna

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007