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GUJARATI

PAPER-I

(Answers must be written in Gujarati)

Section A

Gujarati Language : Form and History

(1) History of  Gujarati  Language  with  special  reference  to  New  Indo-Aryan  i.e.  last  one  thousand

years.

(2) Significant features of the Gujarati language : phonology, morphology and syntax.

(3) Major dialects : Surti, pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.

History of Gujarati literature Medieval :

4. Jaina tradition

5. Bhakti tradition :  Sagun  and  Nirgun  (Jnanmargi)

6. Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)

Modern :

7. Sudharak yug

8. Pandit yug

9. Gandhi yug

10. Anu-Gandhi yug

11. Adhunik yug

Section B

Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms :)

(a) Medieval

1. Narratives : Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta

2. Lyrical: Pada

(b) Folk

3. Bhavai

(c) Modern

4. Fiction : Novel and Short Story

5. Drama

6. Literary Essay

7. Lyrical Poetry

(d) Criticism

8. History of theoretical Gujarati criticism

9. Recent research in folk tradition.