Maithili

(Answers must be written in Maithili)

Paper I

Section 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.

Section 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, Ankia 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

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

Section A

• Vidyapati Geet-Shati - Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Lyrics – 1 to 50)
• Govind Das Bhajanavali – Publisher: Maithili Acadamy, 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 2^nd Cantos)
• Chitra-Yatri  
• Samakaleen Maithili Kavita – Publisher: Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi

Section B

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