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- 1 Malayalam Literature Syllabus, UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam
- 1.1 Paper I
- 1.2 PAPER II (Answers must be written in Malayalam) This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and is designed to test the candidate’s critical ability. Section-A Unit 1 1.1 Ramacharitam-Patalam 1. 1.2 Kannassaramayanam-Balakandam first 25 stanzas. 1.3 Unnunilisandesam-Purvabhagam 25 slokas including Prastavana 1.4 Mahabharatham Kilippattu-Bhishmaparvam. Unit 2 2.1 Kumaran Asan-Chintavisthayaya Sita. 2.2 Vailoppilli-Kutiyozhikkal. 2.3 G. Sankara Kurup-Perunthachan. 2.4 N.V. Krishna Variar-Tivandiyile Pattu. Unit 3 3.1 ONV -Bhumikkoru Charamagitam 3.2 Ayyappa Panicker-Kurukshetram. 3.3 Akkittam-Pandatha Messanthi 3.4 Attur Ravivarma-Megharupan. Section-B Unit 4 4.1 O. Chanthu Menon-Indulekha 4.2 Thakazhy-Chemmin. 4.3 O V Vijayan-Khasakkinte Ithihasam. Unit 5 5.1 MT Vasudevan Nair-Vanaprastham (Collection). 5.2 N S Madhavan-Higvitta (Collection). 5.3 C J. Thomas-1128-il Crime 27. Unit 6 6.1 Kuttikrishna Marar-Bharataparyatanam 6.2 M. K Sanu-Nakshatrangalute snehabhajanam 6.3 V.T. Bhattathirippad-Kannirum Kinavum. About UPSC CSE UPSC CSE Syllabus Discussions Related
UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Optional Subject consists of 2 papers. Each paper is of 300 marks, making a total of 600 marks.
The Malayalam Literature paper is part of optional subjects. It has two papers with two sections each – Section A & Section B. The candidate has to answer them all in Malayalam.
Malayalam Literature Syllabus, UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam
Paper I
(Answers must be written in Malayalam)
Section A
Unit 1-Early phase of Malayalam Language:
1.1 Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit.
1.2 Relation between Tamil and Malayalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajarajavarma.
1.3 Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Unit 2-Linguistic features of :
2.1 Manipravalam-definition. Language of early manipravala works-Champu, Sandesakavya, Chandrotsava, minor works. Later Manipravala works-medieval Champu and Attakkatha.
2.2 Folklore-Southern and Northern ballads, Mappila songs.
2.3 Early Malayalam prose-Bhashakautaliyam, Brahmandapuranam, Attaprakaram, Kramadipika and Nambiantamil.
Unit 3-Standardisation of Malayalam:
3.1 Peculairities of the language of Pana, Kilippattu and Tullal.
3.2 Contributions of indigenous and European missionaries to Malayalam.
3.3 Characteristics of contemporary Malayalam : Malayalam as administravie language. Language of scientific and technical literature-media language.
Section B
Literary History
Unit-4 Ancient and Medieval Literature:
4.1 Pattu-Ramacharitam, Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
4.2 Manipravalam-early and medieval manipravala works including attakkatha and champu.
4.3 Folk literature.
4.4 Kilippattu, Tullal and Mahakavya.
Unit 5- Modern Literature-Poerty:
5.1 Venmani poets and contemporaries.
5.2 The advent of Romanticism-Poerty of Kavitraya i.e., Asan, Ulloor and Vallathol
5.3 Poetry after Kavitraya.
5.4 Modernism in Malayalam poetry.
Unit 6- Modern Literature-Prose:
6.1 Drama
6.2 Novel
6.3 Short story
6.4 Biography, travelogue, essay and criticism.