Main Examination Syllabus - Subject : Malayalam

Paper-I (Answers must be written in Malayalam.) Section-A I. Early phase of Malayalam Language o Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit. o Relation between Tamil and Malyalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajarajavarma. o Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha. Linguistic features of o Manipravalam-definition. Language of early manipravala works-Champu, Sandesakavya, Chandrotsava, minor works. Later Manipravala worksmedieval Champu and Attakkatha. o Folklore-Southern and Northern ballads, Mappila songs. o Early Malayalam prose-Bhashakautaliyam, Brahmandapuranam, Attaprakaram, Kramadipika and Nambiantamil. Satandardisation of Malayalam o Peculairities of the language of Pana, Kilippattu and Tullai. o Contributions of indigenous and European missionaries to Malayalam. o Characteristics of contemporary Malayalam : Malayalam as administravie language. Language of scientific and technical literature-media language. Section-B (Literary History) IV. Ancient and Medieval Literature: o Pattu-Ramacharitam, Niranam works and Krishnagatha. o Manipravalam-early and medieval manipravala works including attakkatha and champu. o Folk literature. o Kilippattu, Tullal and Mahakavya. Modern Literature-Poerty o Venmani poets and contemporaries. o The advent of Romanticism-Poerty of Kavitraya i.e., Asan, Ulloor and Vallathol o Poetry after Kavitraya. o Modernism in Malayalam poetry. Modern Literature-Prose o Drama o Novel o Short story o Biography, travelogue, essay and criticism.

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Paper-II(Answers must be written in Malayalam.)

This paper will requre first hand reading of the texts prescribed and is designed to test the candidate's critical ability. Section-A Unit 1 1. 2. 3. 4. Unit 2 1. 2. 3. 4. Unit 3 1. 2. 3. 4. ONV -Bhumikkoru Charamagitam Ayyappa Panicker-Kurukshetram. Akkittam-Pandathe Messanthi Attur Ravivarma-Megharupan. Kumaran Asan-Chintavisthayaya Sita. Vailoppilli-Kutiyozhikkal. G. Sankara Kurup-Perunthachan. N.V. Krishna Variar-Tivandiyile Pattu. Ramacharitam-Patalam 1. Kannassaramayanam-Balakandam first 25 stanzas. Unnunilisandesam-Purvabhagam 25 slokas including Prastavana Mahabharatham Kilippattu-Bhishmaparvam.,

Section-B Unit 4 1. O. Chanthu Menon-Indulekha 2. Thakazhy-Chemmin. 3. O V Vijayan-Khasakkinte Ithihasam. Unit 5 1. MT Vasudevan Nair-Vanaprastham (Collection). 2. N S Madhavan-Higvitta (Collection). 3. C J. Thomas-1128-il Crime 27. Unit 6 1. Kuttikrishna Marar-Bharataparyatanam 2. M. K Sanu-Nakshatrangalute Snehabhajanam 3. V.T. Bhattathirippad-Kannirum Kinavum.