Paper-I
History of Language and
Literature.
Answers must be written in
Bangali.
Section-A
Topics from the History of Bangla language
1. The chronological track from Proto Indo-European to Bangla
(Family tree with branches and approximate dates).
2. Historical stages of Bangla (Old, Middle, New) and their
linguistic features.
3. Dialects of Bangla and their distinguishing
characteristics.
4. Elements of Bangla Vocabulary.
5. Forms of Bangla Literary Prose-Sadhu and Chalit.
6. Processes of language change relevant for
Bangla.
Apinihiti (Anaptyxis), Abhishruti (umlaut), Murdhanyibhavan
(cerebralization), Nasikyibhavan (Nasalization), Samibhavan (Assimilation),
Sadrishya (Analogy), Svaragama (Vowel insertion)-Adi Svaragama, Madhya Svaragama
or Svarabhakti, Antya Svaragama, Svarasangati (Vowel hormony), y-shruti and
w-shruti.
7. Problems of standardization and reform of alphabet and
spelling, and those of transliteration and Romanization.
8. Phonology, Morphology and Syntax of Modern
Bangla.
(Sounds of Modern Bangla, Conjuncts; word formations,
compounds; basic sentence patterns.)
Section-B
Topics from the History of Bangla Literature.
1. Periodization of Bangla Literature : Old Bangla and Middle
Bangla.
2. Points of difference between modern and pre-modern Bangla
Literature.
3. Roots and reasons behind the emergence of modernity in
Bangla Literature.
4. Evolution of various Middle Bangla forms : Mangal
kavyas, Vaishnava lyrics, Adapted narratives (Ramayana, Mahabharata,
Bhagavata) and religious biographies.
5. Secular forms in middle Bangla literature.
6. Narrative and lyric trends in the nineteenth century
Bangla poetry.
7. Development of prose.
8. Bangla dramatic literature (nineteenth century, Tagore,
Post-1944 Bangla drama).
9. Tagore and post-Tagoreans.
10. Fiction, major authors :
(Bankimchandra, Tagore, Saratchandra, Bibhutibusan,
Tarasankar, Manik).
11. Women and Bangla literature : creators and
created.
Paper-II
Prescribed texts for close
study.
Answers must be written in
Bangali.
Section-A
1. Vaishnava Padavali (Calcutta University)
Poems of Vidyapati, Chandidas, Jnanadas, Govindadas and
Balaramdas.
2. Chandimangal Kalketu episode by Mukunda (Sahitya
Akademi).
3. Chaitanya Charitamrita Madya Lila, by Krishnadas
Kaviraj (Sahitya Akademi).
4. Meghnadbadh Kavya by Madhusudan Dutta.
5. Kapalkundala by Bankimchandra Chattarjee.
6. Samya and Bangadesher Krishak by
Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
7. Sonar Tari by Rabindranath Tagore.
8. Chhinnapatravali by Rabindranath
Tagore.
Section-B
9. Raktakarabi by Rabindranath Tagore.
10. Nabajatak by Rabindranath Tagore.
11. Grihadaha by Saratchandra Chatterjee.
12. Prabandha Samgraha Vol. 1, by Pramatha
Choudhuri.
13. Aranyak by Bibhutibhusan Banerjee
14. Short stories by Manik Bandyopadhyay : Atashi
Mami, Pragaitihasik, Holud-Pora, Sarisrip, Haraner Natjamai, Chhoto-Bokulpurer
Jatri, Kustharogir Bou, Jakey Ghush Ditey Hoy.
15. Shrestha Kavita by Jibanananda Das.
16. Jagori by Satinath Bhaduri.
17. Ebam Indrajit by Badal Sircar.
