Maithili Literature

Part 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, Asamese, Oriya)
• Origin and Development of Tirhuta Script.
• Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language.

Part 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.

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

Part A: Poetry

• 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 Jah ‘Suman’ (only 1st and 2nd Cantos).
• Chitra-Yatri
• Samakaleen Maithili Kavita—Publisher: Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi.

Part B

• Varna Ratnakar—Jyotirishwar (only 2nd 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.