Akavazhi

പ്രാചീനം, മധ്യകാലം എന്നു തരംതിരിച്ച് ആദ്യകാലകവിതകൾ വിലയിരുത്തുന്നു.   S1/P1C-EARLY & MEDIEVAL POETRY Unit – I: Characteristics of early Malayalam Language - Ancient Literary traditions of Kerala - Impact of Tamil and Sanskrit on Malayalam Poetry Pattu: Features of Pattu as defined in Liilathilakam- Major Pattu works- Ramacharitham, Ramakathapattu, Krishnagatha - Works of Madhava Panickar, Rama Panickar, Sankara Panickar, their period, peculiarities of Language and Literary qualities reflected in these Pattu works,  Krishnagatha. Unit - II: Manipravalam: Its definition in Liilathilakam- Major Manipravala works- Vaisikathantram, Ananathapuravarnanam, Muktakas, Chandrotsavam, Sandesakavyam- Unnuneelisandesam, brief outline history of champu kaavyas. First stage of champu works in Malayalam – Unniyaccicaritam, Unnicciruteevicaritam, Unniyatiicaritam- period, content and form- second stage of champus features- Bhasharamayanam Champu, Bhashanishadam Champu-   Bhashar...

പ്രാചീനം, മധ്യകാലം എന്നിങ്ങനെ തരംതിരിച്ച് പഠിക്കുന്നു   S1/P2C-EARLY & MEDIEVAL PROSE Unit – I: Inscriptions - Bhashakaudaliyam, Attaprakaram and Kramadeepika, Brahmandapuranam, Ambarishopakyanam, Dutavaakyam, Nalopakyanam, Bhasha Bhagavatham- Literary significance of Early Malayalam Prose works. Unit – II: Christian Missionaries and evolution of Malayalam Prose – Canons of the Synod at Udayamperur, Samkshepavedartham. Arnospathiri and his contributions, Jnanamuthumala, Vedatharkam Unit – III: Varthamanapusthakam – Grammatical works and Dictionaries, Gundart and his works. Unit – IV : Beginning of Journalism in Malayalam, Literary Articles and Criticism appeared in the Journals. Unit – V: Keralavarma and the Travancore text book committee. Literary Journals and their impact – Vidyavinodini, Bhashaposhini, Malayalam Manorama etc.

കേരളത്തിന്റെ സാംസ്കാരികചരിത്രത്തെ സംബന്ധിക്കുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ   S1/P3C - KERALA CULTURE   Unit – I: Ancient Culture of Kerala – Sources : Epigraphy, Monuments, Literature, Archival records. The Sangham Age – Religion, Society, Art and architecture. Unit – II: Kulasekhara Kingdom: Temple as centre of social life – religion, Saivism and Vaishnavism, Bhakthi movement – Early phase – Art and architecture, Devadasi system, The janmi system, Matrilinel system, Chavettupata. Aay Kingdom – education, Parthivapuram sala, Kanthaloor sala etc. Kollavarsham – Various views on Kollam Era Unit – III: Principalities of Kerala: Venad – Marthandavarma, Dharmaraja, Balaramavarma, Swathithirunal etc. Perumpadappu Swaroopam – Paliyattchan, Sakthan Thampuran. Nediyiruppu Swaroopam - Pathinettara Kavikal, Revathee Pattathanam, Maamankam – Art and architecture. Advent of the Portugeese, Dutch, English, Mysore and their impacts. Unit – IV: Period of Modernism: Education – Role of Christian Missionar...

മലയാളത്തിലെ വ്യാകരണകൃതികളുടെ വിശദപഠനം   S1/P4C-GRAMMATICAL THEORIES IN MALAYALAM Unit – I: Grammars: Types of Grammars – Traditional, Structural and Transformational types. Grammatical works on and in Malayalam - Leelathilakam. Malayalabhasha Vyakaranam, Malyalmayude Vyakaranam, Keralabhasha Vyakaranam, Keralakaumudi, Keralapaniniyam, Kairaleeshabdanusasanam, Unit – II: Sounds:  Classification of Sounds- The Samvruthokaram – the Vowel ‘a’ and its variations – the ‘Varstya’ (Alveolar) class – Sound variations etc, Sandhi: Different approaches - internal and external Sandhi – delection (lopa) Doubling (Dvithua) – Substitution (Aadesa) – Addition (Aagama) Unit – III: Grammatical Categories: Nouns, Verbs and attributes – Classification of ‘Dyotaka catagories’ – Inflectional increment – Relative Participles and Verbal Participles – Adjectives in Malayalam – Post Positions. Unit – IV: Nouns: Classification – Number and gender – Derivative Nouns (Taddhidha and Krith) – Case format...

നോവൽ, ചെറുകഥ എന്നീ സാഹിത്യപ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ    S2/P1C-NOVEL AND SHORT STORY   Unit – I: Background of Modern Prose Malayalam Literature- Effects and contact with Western Literatures – Contribution of Keralavarma to the development of Malayalam Prose Literature Unit – II: Modern Malayalam Fiction: Novel- Beginning- Chandu Menon and the social Novels, C.V. Raman Pillai and the Historical Novels. Period of adaptations and imitations- realism and progressive trends – Thakazhi, Dev, Basheer, Pottakkattu and other Novelists of the Realistic school Unit – III: Stories in early stage – definition of short story – stages of development – early periods of short stories – early writers – features –– Unit – IV: From the society to the individual – Uroob, M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Kakkanadan, O.V. Vijayan, M. Mukundan, Sethu, Madhavikkutty etc. Short stories in renaissance period - Writers Unit – V: Postmodern trends – N.S. Madhavan, T.D. Ramakrishanan, T.P. Rajeevan, Benyamin, Subhash Chand...

ആധുനികമലയാളകവിതയെക്കുറിച്ച്   S2/P2C MODERN POETRY   Unit – I: Neo classic trends in Malayalam Poetry – Mahakayas in Malayalam – Ramachandra Vilasam, Umakeralam, Kesaviyam, Chitrayogam, Sree Yesu Vijayam and other works - their characteristics – Keralavarma Valiyakoyithmpuran – A.R.Rajaraja Varma – Venmani School of Poetry – Venmani Poets- their contributions – other important poets in their period. Unit – II: Renaissance in Malayalam Poetry – Impact of romanticism on Malayalam Poetry – works of V.C Balakrishna Panickar, C.S. Subramanian Potti, Kumaran Assan, Ullor, Vallathol, K.C. Kesava Pillai, Nalappattu Narayana Menon, Moolur, G. Sankara Kurup, Changanpuzha, Edappalli, Vennikkulam, Olappamanna, Naalankal Krishnapillai Unit – III: Contributions of Vayalar, O.N.V. Kurup, P.Bhaskaran, Thirunellur Karunakaran, P. Kunjiraman Nair, N.V. Krishna Variar, G. Kumara Pillai, Sugathakumari, Chemmanam Chacko Unit – IV: Modernism In Malayalam Poetry- Poems of Ayyappa Panikkar, M. Govi...

നാടോടിവിജ്ഞാനീയത്തിനുള്ള പ്രാധാന്യം S2/P3C-FOLKLORE Unit – I: Introduction - Folklore as a Universal topic - features of Folklore, Folksong, Folk music, Folk dance, Folk play, Folk story, Folk ballads Unit – II: Folklore and Mythology, Folklore and Psychology, Folklore and life - types of heroes - Psychoanalytical ways of analyzing - Folk tales - Different methods in Folklore study - diffusion, polygenesis, historical reconstruction. Unit – III : Malayalam Folklore - folktales, folksongs, religious and secular songs of various social groups. Popular folksongs in Kerala, Folklore connected with Kaaliyattom ( Theyyam) - Poorakkali. Unit – IV: Sociological, Psychological and Mythical analysis of Malayalam Ballads. Riddles and Proverbs - Legend - Place of Oral literature as the basis of Malayalam Unit – V: Ballads in Northern Kerala and Southern Kerala – Special study Vadakkan pattu and Thekkan pattu

പരിസ്ഥിതിസൗന്ദര്യശാസ്ത്രം എന്ന പഠനമേഖല   S2/P4C-ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS   Unit – I: Introduction to Environmental Aesthetics Background of Environmental Aesthetics as field of study - Short history – Reference of environment – human judgment – interaction between individual and environment in relation to beauty – manipulation of natural resources Unit – II: Theoretical framework for Environmental Aesthetics Humanist Approach to Environmental Aesthetics - History of Landscape - Sangham Literature - Thinai Concept - Urban verses Rural Environment - Literary Activists - Citizen Activists - Environmental Education Unit – III & IV: Aesthetic Criticism, Literature - Emotional effect - Values in literature - Literal studies – Approaches to nature – Approaches to Natural resources, Detailed study – literal works – Novel – Short story – Poetry Unit – V: Experience of Human feelings, Approach to the society – Background knowledge of issues - Approaches of govt. agencies