{"id":97170,"date":"2021-03-22T18:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=97170"},"modified":"2023-10-27T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:53:29","slug":"upsc-syllabus-for-tamil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/upsc-syllabus\/upsc-syllabus-for-tamil\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Literature Optional UPSC Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tamil Optional-UPSC Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PAPER I<\/h5>\n

Answers must be written in Tamil<\/strong>
\nSection A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1: History of Tamil Language<\/strong>
\nMajor Indian Language Families\u2014The place of Tamil among Indian Languages in general
\nand Dravidian in particular\u2014Enumeration and Distribution of Dravidian languages.
\nThe language of Sangam Literature\u2014The language of medieval Tamil : Pallava Period
\nonly\u2014Historical study of Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs\u2014Tense markers and case markers in
\nTamil.
\nBorrowing of words from other languages into Tamil\u2014Regional and social
\ndialects\u2014difference between literary and spoken Tamil.
\nPart 2: History of Tamil Literature<\/strong>
\nTolkappiyam-Sangam Literature\u2014The division of Akam and Puram\u2014The secular
\ncharacteristics of Sangam Literature\u2014The development of Ethical literature\u2014Silappadikaram and
\nManimekalai.
\nPart 3: Devotional Literature (Alwars and Nayanamars)<\/strong>
\nThe bridal mysticism in Alwar hymns\u2014Minor literary forms (Tutu, Ula, Parani, Kuravanji).
\nSocial factors for the development of Modern Tamil Literature; Novel, Short Story and New
\nPoetry\u2014The impact of various political ideologies on modern writings.<\/p>\n

Section B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1: Recent trends in Tamil Studies<\/strong>
\nApproaches to criticism : Social, psychological, historical and moralistic\u2014the use of
\ncriticism\u2014the various techniques in literature; Ullurai, Iraicchi, Thonmam (Myth) Otturuvagam
\n(allegory), Angadam (Satire), Meyappadu, Padimam (image), Kuriyeedu (Symbol), Irunmai
\n(Ambiguity)\u2014The concept of comparative literature-the principle of comparative literature.
\nPart 2: Folk literature in Tamil <\/strong>
\nBallads, Songs, proverbs and riddles\u2014Sociological study of Tamil folklore. Uses of
\ntranslation\u2014Translation of Tamil works into other languages-Development of journalism in Tamil.
\nPart 3: Cultural Heritage of the Tamils<\/strong>
\nConcept of Love and War\u2014Concept of Aram-the ethical codes adopted by the ancient Tamils
\nin their warfare-customs beliefs, rituals, modes of worship in the five Thinais.
\nThe Cultural changes as revealed in post sangam literature\u2014cultural fusion in the medieval
\nperiod (Janism and Buddhism). The development of arts and architecture through the ages
\n(Pallavas, later Cholas, and Nayaks). The impact of various political, social, religious and cultural
\nmovements on Tamil Society. The role of mass media in the cultural change of contemporary
\nTamil society.<\/p>\n

PAPER-II<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Answers must be written in Tamil<\/strong>
\nThe paper will require first-hand reading of the text prescribed and will be designed to test <\/strong>
\nthe critical ability of the candidate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part 1: Ancient Literature<\/strong>
\n(1) Kuruntokai (1\u201425 poems)
\n(2) Purananuru (182\u2014200 poems)
\n(3) TirukkuralPorutpal :ArasiyalumAmaichiyalum(from Iraimatchi to Avaianjamai).
\nPart 2 : Epic Literature<\/strong>
\n(1) Silappadikaram : Madhurai Kandam only
\n(2) Kambaramayanam : Kumbakarunan Vadhai Padalam.
\nPart 3: Devotional Literature<\/strong>
\n(1) Tiruvasagam : Neetthal Vinnappam
\n(2) Tiruppavai : (Full Text).<\/p>\n

Section B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modern Literature<\/strong>
\nPart 1: Poetry<\/strong>
\n(1) Bharathiar : Kannan Pattu
\n(2) Bharathidasan : Kudumba Vilakku
\n(3) Naa. Kamarasan : Karappu Malarkal
\nProse<\/strong>
\n(1) Mu. Varadharajanar : Aramum Arasiyalum
\n(2) C. N. Annadurai : Ye! Thazhntha Tamilagame.
\nPart 2 : Novel, Short Story and Drama
\n(1) Akilon ; Chittairappavai
\n(2) Jayakanthan : Gurupeedam
\n(3) Cho : Yaurkkum Vetkamillai
\nPart 3: Folk Literature<\/strong>
\n(1) Muthuppattan Kathai Edited by Na. Vanamamalai, (Publication : Madurai Kamaraj
\nUniversity).
\n(2) Malaiyaruvi, Edited by Ki. Va Jagannathan (Publication: Saraswathi Mahal, Thanjavur).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tamil Optional-UPSC Syllabus PAPER I Answers must be written in Tamil Section A Part 1: History of Tamil Language Major Indian Language Families\u2014The place of Tamil among Indian Languages in general and Dravidian in particular\u2014Enumeration and Distribution of Dravidian languages. The language of Sangam Literature\u2014The language of medieval Tamil : Pallava Period only\u2014Historical study of… Continue reading Tamil Literature Optional UPSC Syllabus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":50153,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97170","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97170\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}