Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007
Malayalam Optional of Part B - Main Examination of Civil Services Exam
Paper-I
Answers must be written in Malayalam.
Section-A
Unit 1-Early phase of Malayalam Language:
- Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit.
- Relation between Tamil and Malayalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajarajavarma.
- Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Unit 2-Linguistic features of :
Manipravalam-definition. Language of early manipravala works-Champu, Sandesakavya, Chandrotsava, minor works. Later Manipravala works-medieval Champu and Attakkatha.
- Folklore-Southern and Northern ballads, Mappila songs.
- Early Malayalam prose-Bhashakautaliyam, Brahmandapuranam, Attaprakaram, Kramadipika and Nambiantamil.
Unit 3-Satandardisation of Malayalam
Section-B
Literary History
Unit-4 Ancient and Medieval Literature:
- Pattu-Ramacharitam, Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
- Manipravalam-early and medieval manipravala works including attakkatha and champu.
- Folk literature.
- Kilippattu, Tullal and Mahakavya.
Unit 5- Modern Literature-Poerty
- Venmani poets and contemporaries.
- The advent of Romanticism-Poerty of Kavitraya i.e., Asan, Ulloor and Vallathol
- Poetry after Kavitraya.
- Modernism in Malayalam poetry.
Unit 6- Modern Literature-Prose
- Drama
- Novel
- Short story
- Biography, travelogue, essay and criticism
Paper-II
Answers must be written in Malayalam.
This paper will requre first hand reading of the texts prescribed and is designed to test the candidate's critical ability.
Section-A
Unit 1
- Ramacharitam-Patalam 1.
- Kannassaramayanam-Balakandam first 25 stanzas.
- Unnunilisandesam-Purvabhagam 25 slokas including Prastavana
- Mahabharatham Kilippattu-Bhishmaparvam.,
Unit 2.
- Kumaran Asan-Chintavisthayaya Sita.
- Vailoppilli-Kutiyozhikkal.
- G. Sankara Kurup-Perunthachan.
- N.V. Krishna Variar-Tivandiyile Pattu.
Unit 3
- ONV -Bhumikkoru Charamagitam
- Ayyappa Panicker-Kurukshetram.
- Akkittam-Paudatha Messanthi
- Attur Ravivarma-Megharupan.
Section-B
Unit 4
- O. Chanthu Menon-Indulekha
- Thakazhy-Chemmin.
- O V Vijayan-Khasakkinte Ithihasam.
Unit 5
- MT Vasudevan Nair-Vanaprastham (Collection).
- N S Madhavan-Higvitta (Collection).
- C J. Thomas-1128-il Crime 27.
Unit 6
- Kuttikrishna Marar-Bharataparyatanam
- M. K Sanu-Nakshatrangalute snehabhajanam
- V.T. Bhattathirippad-Kannirum Kinavum.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Civil Services Examination 2007
