DOGRI

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.

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.