MAITHILI

PAPER-I

History of Maithili Language and its Literature
(Answer to be written in Maithili)

PART-A

History of Maithili Language
Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family.
Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili)
Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era)
Maithili and its different dialects.
Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali, Assamese, Oriya).
Origin and development of Tirhuta Script.
Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language.

PART-B

History of Maithili Literature
Background of Maithili Literature (Religious, economic, social, cultural).
Periodic division of Maithili literature.
Pre-Vidyapati Literature.
Vidyapati and his tradition.
Medieval Maithili Drama (Kirtaniya Natak, Ankai Nat, Maithili dramas written in Nepal).
Maithili Folk Literature (Folk Tales, Folk Drama, Folk Stories, Folk Songs).
Development of different literary forms in modern era.
Prabandh-kavya
Muktak-kavya
Novel
Short Story
Drama
Essay
Criticism
Memoirs
Translation
Development of Maithili Magazines and Journals.

PAPER-II

(Answers must be written in Maithili)
The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test the critical ability of the candidates.

PART-A

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

PART-B

Varna Ratnakar – Jyotirishwar (only 2nd Kallol)
Khattar Kakak Tarang – Hari Mohan Jha.
Lorik-Vijaya-Manipadma
Prithvi Putra-Lalit
Bhaphait Chahak Jinagi-Sudhanshu ‘Shekar’ Choudhary.
Kirti Rajkamlak-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna (First Ten Stories only).
Katha-Sangrah-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna.