PAPER I
Section A
- History of Dogri Language
- Dogri language: Origin and development through different stages.
- Linguistic boundaries of Dogri and its dialects.
- Characteristic features of Dogri Language.
- Structure of Dogri Language:
- Sound Structure:
- Segmental : Vowels and Consonants. Non-segmental : Length, Stress, Nasalization, Tone and Juncture.
- Morphology of Dogri:
- Inflection Categories: Gender, Number, Case, Person, Tense and Voice.
- Word Formation; use of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.
- Vocabulary: tatsam, tadbhav, foreign and regional.
- Sentence Structure; Major Sentence-types and their constituents, agreement and concord in Dogri syntax.
- Dogri Language and Scripts: Dogra/Dogra Akkhar, Devanagari and Persia.
Section B
- History of Dogri Language
- A brief account of Pre-independence Dogri Literature: Poetry & Prose.
- Development of modern Dogri Poetry and main trends in Dogri Poetry.
- Development of Dogri short-story, main trends and prominent short-story writers.
- Development of Dogri Novel, main trends and contribution of Dogri Novelists.
- Development of Dogri Drama and contribution of prominent playwrights.
- Development of Dogri Prose; Essays, Memoirs and travelogues.
- An introduction to Dogri Folk Literature—Folk songs, Folk tales 7 Ballads.
PAPER -II
TEXTUAL CRITICISM OF DOGRI LITERATURE
(Answers must be written in Dogri)
Section A
- Poetry
- Azadi Paihle Di Dogri Kavita
- The following poets: Devi Ditta, Lakkhu, Ganga Ram, Ramdhan, Hardutt, Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram & Permanand Almast
- Modern Dogri Poetry
- Azadi Bad Di Dogri Kavita
- The following poets : Kishan Smailpuri, Tara Smailpuri, Mohan Lal Sapolia, Yash Sharma, K.S. Madhukar, Padma Sachdev, Jitendra Udhampuri, Charan Singh and Prakash Premi
- Sheeraza Dogri Number 102, Ghazal Ank
- The following poets : Ram Lal Sharma, Ved Pal Deep, N.D. Jamwal, Shiv Ram Deep, Ashwini Magotra and Virendra Kesar
- Sheeraza Dogri Number 147, Ghazal Ank
- The following poets: R.N. Shastri, Jitendra Udhampuri, Champa Sharma and Darshan Darshi.
- Ramayan (Epic) by Shambhu Nath Sharma (up to Ayodhya Kand)
- Veer Gulab (Khand Kavya) by Dinoo Bhai Pant.
- Azadi Paihle Di Dogri Kavita
Section B
- Prose
- Ajakani Dogri Kahani
- The following Short Story Writers : Madan Mohan Sharma, Narendra Khajuri and B.P. Sathe
- Ajakani Dogri Kahani Part-II
- The following Short Story Writers : Ved Rahi, Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Om Goswami, Chahttrapal, Lalit Magotra, Chaman Arora and Ratan Kesar.
- Khatha Kunj Bhag II
- The following Story Writers : Om Vidyarthi, Champa Sharma and Krishan Sharma.
- Meel Patthar (collection of short stories) by Bandhu Sharma.
- Kaiddi (Novel) by Desh Bandhu Dogra Nutan.
- Nanga Rukkh (Novel) by O.P. Sharma Sarathi.
- Nayaan (Drama) by Mohan Singh.
- Satrang (A collection of one act plays).
- The following playwrights :Vishwa Nath Khajuria, Ram Nath Shastri, Jitendra Sharma, Lalit Magotra and Madan Mohan Sharma.
- Dogri Lalit Nibandh
- The following authors: Vishwa Nath Khajuria, Narayan Mishra, Balkrishan Shastri, Shiv Nath, Shyam Lal Sharma, Lakshmi Narayan, D.C. Prashant, Ved Ghai, Kunwar Viyogi.
- Ajakani Dogri Kahani