Hindi Literature Optional Syllabus for UPSC
The UPSC Hindi Literature optional is examined in two Mains papers of 250 marks each, 500 marks in total. Paper I has 5 topics and Paper II has 5 topics, listed below with their subtopics.
Hindi Literature Paper I syllabus
1. Hindi Bhasha
- Origin, development
- Dialects, standardization
- Devanagari script
2. Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas
- Adikal, Bhaktikal
- Ritikal, Adhunik kal
- Contemporary Hindi literature
3. Kavya Shastra
- Rasa, alamkar
- Chhanda, shabda shakti
- Vakrokti, auchitya
4. Kavya
- Prithviraj Raso, Padmavat
- Ramcharitmanas, Sursagar
- Modern poetry movements
5. Natak
- Bhartendu era drama
- Prasad's plays
- Contemporary Hindi drama
Hindi Literature Paper II syllabus
1. Gadya Sahitya
- Novel development
- Short story tradition
- Essays, sketches
2. Upanyas
- Premchand's novels
- Post-Premchand fiction
- Contemporary novels
3. Kahani
- Premchand tradition
- Nai Kahani movement
- Contemporary short stories
4. Nibandh
- Lalitya nibandh
- Vicharak nibandh
- Contemporary essays
5. Alocana
- Hindi criticism history
- Major critics
- Contemporary trends
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