URDU

PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Urdu)

Section-A

Development of Urdu Language

• Development of Indo-Aryan (i) Old IndoAryan (ii) Middle Indo Aryan (iii) New Indo Aryan
• Western Hindi and its dialects Brij Bhasha Khadi Boli, Haryanavi Kannauji, Bundeli-Theories about the origin of Urdu Language
• Dakhani Urdu-Origin and development, its significant linguistic features.
• Social and Cultural roots of Urdu language-and its distinctive features.

Script, Phonology, Morphology, Vocabulary.

Section-B

• Genres and their development : (i) Poetry : Ghazal, Masnavi, Qasida, Marsia, Rubai, Jadid Nazm,
• Prose : Novel, Short Story, Dastan, Drama, Inshaiya, Khutoot, Biography.
• Significant features of : (i) Deccani, Delhi and Lucknow schools (ii) Sir Syed movement, Romantic movement, Progressive movement, Modernism.
• Literary Criticism and its development with reference to Hali, Shibli, Kaleemuddin Ahmad, Ehtisham Hussain, Ale-Ahmad Suroor.
• Essay writing (covering literary and imaginative topics)

PAPER-II

(Answers must be written in Urdu)

This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical ability.

		Section-A
1. Mir Amman		Bagho-Babar
2.	Ghalib	Intikhab-e-Khutoot-e-Ghalib
3.	Mohd. Husain Azad	Nairang-e-Khayal
4. Prem Chand		Godan
5.	Rajendra Singh	Apne Dukh Mujhe Bedi Dedo
6.	Abul Kalam Azad	Ghubar-e-Khatir

 

		Section-B
1.	Mir	Intikhab-e-Kalam-e-Mir (Ed. Abdul Haq.)
2.	Mir Hasan	Sahrul Bayan
3.	Ghalib	Diwan-e-Ghalib
4.	Iqbal	Bal-e-Jibrail
5.	Firaq	Gul-e-Naghma
6.	Faiz	Dast-e-Saba
7.	Akhtruliman	Bint-e-Lamhat