TAMIL
PAPER-I
(Answers must be written in Tamil)
Section-A
Part: 1 History of Tamil Language
Major Indian Language Families-The
place of Tamil among Indian languages in
general and Dravidian in particular-Enu-meration and Distribution of Dravidian lan-guages.
The language of Sangam literature-The
language of medieval Tamil: Pallava pe-riod only-Historical study of Nouns, Verbs,
adjectives, adverbs Tense markers and
case markers in Tamil.
Borrowing of words from other languages
into Tamil-Regional and social dialects-dif-ference between literary and spoken Tamil.
Part: 2 History of Tamil Literature
Tolkappiyam-Sangam Literatue-The divi-sion of Akam and puram-The secular char-acteristics of Sangam Literature-The de-velopment of Ethical literature-Silappadikaram and Manimekalai.
Part: 3 Devotional literature (Alwars and
Nayanmars) The bridal mysticism in Alwar
hymns-Minor literary forms (Tutu, Ula,
Parani, Kuravanji)
Social factors for the development of Mod-ern Tamil literature: Novel, Short story and
New Poetry-The impact of various political
ideologies on modern writings.
Section-B
Part:1 Recent trends in Tamil Studies
Approaches to criticism: Social, psychologi-cal, historical and moralistic-the use of criti-cism-the various techniques in literature:
Ullurai, Iraicchi, Thonmam (Myth)
Otturuvagam (allegory), Angadam (Satire),
Meyppadu, Padimam(image), Kuriyeedu
(Symbol), Irunmai (ambiguity)-The concept
of comparative literature-the principle of
comparative literature.
Part: 2 Folk literature in Tamil: Ballads,
Songs, proverbs and riddles-Sociological
study of Tamil folklore. Uses of translation-Translation of Tamil works into other lan-guages-Development of journalism in
Tamil.
Part: 3 Cultural Heritage of the Tamils
Concept of Love and War-Concept of Aram-the ethical codes adopted by the ancient
Tamils in their warfare-customs, beliefs,
rituals, modes of worship in the five Thinais.
The cultural changes as revealed in post
sangam literature-cultural fusion in the
medieval period (Jainism & Buddhism).
The development of arts and architecture
through the ages (Pallavas, later cholas,
and Nayaks). The impact of various politi-cal, social, religious and cultural move-ments on Tamil Society. The role of mass
media in the cultural change of contempo-rary Tamil society.
PAPER-II
(Answers must be written in Tamil)
The paper will require first hand reading
of the Text prescribed and will be designed
to test the critical ability of the candidate.
Section-A
Part: 1 Ancient Literature
(1) Kuruntokai (1-25 poems)
(2) Purananurui (182-200 poems)
(3) Tirukkural Porutpal : Arasiyalum
Amaichiyalum (from Iraimatchi to
Avaianjamai)
Part : 2 Epic Literature
(1) Silappadikaram: Madhurai Kandam
only.
(2) Kambaramayanam: Kumbakarunan
Vadhai Padalam
Part 3: Devotional Literature
(1) Tiruvasagam: Neetthal Vinnappam
(2) Tiruppavai: (Full Text)
Section-B
Modern Literature
Part:1 Poetry
(1) Bharathiar: Kannan Pattu
(2) Bharathidasan: Kudumba Vilakku
(3) Naa. Kamarasan: Karuppu Malarkal
Prose
(1) Mu. Varadharajanar. Aramum
Arasiyalum
(2) C N Annadurai: Ye! Thazhntha
Tamilagame.
Part : 2 Novel, Short story and Drama
(1) Akilon: Chittirappavai
(2) Jayakanthan: Gurupeedam
(3) Cho: Yarukkum Vetkamillai
Part: 3 Folk Literature
(1) Muthuppattan Kathai Edited by Na.
Vanamamalai, (Publication: Madurai
Kamaraj University)
(2) Malaiyaruvi, Edited by Ki. Va
Jagannathan (Publication: Sara-swathi, Mahal, Thanjavur)
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