Gujarati Literature Syllabus: Paper-1
Section A
Form and History
- History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years.
- Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax.
- Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.
History of Gujarati Literature
- Medieval
- Jaina tradition
- Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
- Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)
- Modern
- Sudharak yug
- Pandit yug
- Gandhi yug
- Anu-Gandhi yug
- Adhunik yug
Section B
Literary Forms : (Salient features, history, and development of the following literary forms)
- Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
- Lyrical: Pada
Folk
- Bhavai’
Modern
- Fiction: Novel and short story
- Drama
- Literary Essay
- Lyrical Poetry
Criticism
- History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
- Recent research in folk tradition
Gujarati Literature Syllabus: Paper-2
Section A
1. Medieval
- Vasantvilas phagu-Ajnatkrut
- Kadambari-Bhalan
- Sudamacharitra-Premanand
- Chandrachandravatini varta-Shamal
- Akhegeeta-Akho
2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug
- Mari Hakikat-Narmadashankar Dave
- Farbasveerah- Dalpatram
- Saraswatichandra-Part-I Govar-dhanram Tripathi
- Purvalap- ‘Kant’ (Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt)
- Raino Parvat-Ramanbhai Neel-kanth
Section B
1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug
- Hind Swaraj-Mohandas Kar-machand Gandhi
- Patanni Prabhuta- Kanhaiyalal Munshi
- Kavyani Shakti- Ramnarayan Vish-wanath Pathak
- Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- Zaver-chand Meghani
- Manvini Bhavai-Pannalal Patel
- Dhvani-Rajendra Shah
2. Adhunik Yug
- Saptapadi-Umashankar Joshi
- Janantike- Suresh Joshi
- Ashwatthama- Sitanshu Yash-aschandra