SYLLABUS FOR UNION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAIN EXAMINATION
SINDHI
Paper-I
(Answers
must be written in Sindhi) (Arabic or Devanagari script)
Section-A
1.
(a) Origin and evolution of Sindhi language- views of different scholars.
(b)
Significant linguistic features of Sindhi language, including those pertaining
to its phonology, morphology and syntax.
(c)
Major dialects of the Sindhi language.
(d)
Sindhi vocabularly-stages of its growth, including those in the prepartition
and post-partition periods.
(e)
Historical study of various Writing Systems (Scripts) of Sindhi.
(f)
Changes in the structure of Sindhi language in India, after partition, due to
influence of other languages and social conditions.
Section-B
2.
Sindhi literature through the ages in context of socio-cultural conditions in
the respective periods :
a.
Early medieval literature upto 1350 A.D. including folk literature.
b.
Late medicval period from 1350 A.D to
1850 A.D.
c.
Renaissance period from 1850 A.D. to 1947 A.D.
d.
Modern period from 1947 and onwards.
(Literary
genres in Modern Sindhi literature and experiments in poetry, drama, novel,
short story, essay, literary criticism, biography, autobiography, memoirs, and
travelogues.)
Paper-II
(Answers
must be written in Sindhi)
(Arabic
or Devanagari script).
This
paper will require the first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be
designed to test the candidates’ critical ability.
Section-A
References
to context and critical appreciation of the texts included in this section.
(1)
Poetry
a.
“Shah Jo Choond Shair” : ed. H.I. Sadarangani, Published by Sahitya Akademi
(First 100 pages) b. “Sachal Jo Choond Kalam” : ed. Kalyan B. Advani Published by
Sahitya Akademi (Kafis only) c. “Sami-a-ja Choond Sloka” : ed. B.H. Nagrani
Published by Sahitya Akademi (First 100 pages) d. “Shair-e-Bewas” : by
Kishinchand Bewas (“Saamoondi Sipoon” portion only) e. “Roshan Chhanvro” :
Narayan Shyam f. “Virhange Khanpoije Sindhi Shair jee Choond” : ed. H.I.
Sadarangani Published by Sahitya Akademi
(2)
Drama
g.
“Behtareen Sindhi Natak” (One-act Plays) : Edited by M. Kamal Published by
Gujarat Sindhi Academy.
h.
“Kako Kaloomal” (Full-length Play) : by Madan Jumani
Section-B
References
to context and critical appreciation of the texts included in this section.
a.
‘Pakheeara Valar Khan Vichhrya’ (Novel) : by Gobind Malhi
b.
‘Sat Deenhan’ (Novel) : by Krishan Khatwani
c.
‘Choond Sindhi Kahanyoon’ (Short Stories) Vol. III. : Edited by Prem Prakash,
Published by Sahitya Akademi.
d.
‘Bandhan’ (Short Stories) : Sundari Uttamchandani e. ‘Behtareen Sindhi Mazmoon’
(Essays) : Edited by Hiro Thakur, published by Gujarat Sindhi Akademi.
f.
‘Sindhi Tanqeed’ (Criticism) : Edited by Harish Vaswani : Published by Sahitya
Akademi.
g.
‘Mumhinjee Hayati-a ja Sona Ropa varqa’ (Autobiography) : by Popati Hiranandani
h.
“Dr. Choithram Gidwani” (Biography) : by Vishnu Sharma
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