M.A. in Bengali

SEMESTER I : Course 1- Core
Course 2- Core
Course 3- Major Elective
Course 4- Minor Elective
SEMESTER II : Course 5- Core
Course 6- Core
Course 7- Major Elective
Course 8- Minor Elective
SEMESTER III: Course 9- Core
Course 10-Core
Course 11-Major Elective
Course 12-Minor Elective
SEMESTER IV : Course13- Core
Course 14-Core
Course 15-Major Elective
Course 16-Minor Elective
CORE COURSES
The Core Courses are compulsory for all the Students to get mastery over the subject.

LIST OF CORE COURSES
Course 1- Old & Early Medieval Bengali Texts and Philology
Course 2- Poetics & Literary Criticism
Course 3- Medieval Bengali Poetry
Course 4- Modern Bengali Poetry
Course 5- Tagore Literature - I
Course 6- Tagore Literature - II
Course 7- Prose and Essays
Course 8- Novel and Short stories

MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

The Major Elective Courses enable the students to study deeper in subject by allowing them to opt for a specialized area within the subject.

LIST OF MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

Course 1- Comparative Literature based on Sanskrit and Bengali
Course 2- Roll of Bengali Periodicals / Journals in Bengali Literature
Course 3- Bengali Drama
Course 4- Critical Literary Analysis
Course 5- Bengali Folk Literature
Course 6- Short Stories / Collection of Fiction
Course 7- Comparative Literature based on English and Bengali
Course 8- Lingual aspects: Phoneme
Course 9- History of Modern Bengali Literature (Upto1941)
Course10-Role of Female authors in Bengali Literature
Course11- Juvenile Literature
Course12- Medieval Bengali Literature
Course13-Old and Medieval History of Bengali Literature
MINOR ELECTIVE COURSES

There are two groups of Minor Elective Courses. Each students should opt only One Course in group ‘A’ out of 21 Courses each for the Semester I, II & III and One Course in group ‘B’ out of 33 Courses for the Semester- IV as Dissertation.

LIST OF MINOR ELECTIVE COURSES (GROUP- A)
Course 1- Contribution of Muslim Authors in Medieval Bengali Literature
Course 2- Bangla Baul Sangeet: Astadas- Unabingsha Satabdi
Course 3- Bangla Loksahitya: Katha: Rupkatha, Upakatha
Course 4- Bankimchandra - Durgash Nandini, Kapal Kundala, Kamalakanter Daptar
Course 5- Trailokyanath Mukhopadhay: Kankabati, Damaru-Charit, Nayanchander Byabsa
Course 6- Life of Rabindranath Tagore: An Introduction- Jiban-Smriti, Chhelebela and Rabindra Jiban Katha (by Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay)
Course 7- Rabindranath Tagore- Religion of Man, Sadhana
Course 8- Vivekananda: His contribution to Bengali Literature-Bartaman Bharat, Prachya O Pashchatya, Paribrajak, Bhabbar Katha
Course 9- Auto-biography of Female Authors(Selected-3): Ras Sundari Devi- Amar Jiban, Binodini Dasi- Amar Katha, Sarala Devi- Jibaner Jharapata
Course10- Introduction to the Literary works of Sarat Chandra and his Shrikanta (Part I-IV)
Course11- Novels and Short Stories of Banaful- Dana, Trinakhanda. Short Stories- Kasai, Nipunika, Ganesh Janani, Tilottama, Barne Barne, Atmapar, Dorji, Asambhab Galpa, Deshi O Bilati, Shatabdir Byabadhan
Course12- Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyaya - Pather Panchali, Aaranyak, Ichhamati
Course13- Ashapurna Devi- Trayee Upanyas
Course14- The Novels and Short Stories of Tarashankar Bandopadhyay- Kabi, Dhatridebata, Short Stories: Rasakali, Dainir Banshi, Jalsaghar, Putreshi, Agradani
Course15- The Novels of Mahashweta Devi- Aranyer Adhikar, Hajar Churashir Maa
Course16- Premendra Mitra: His Poetic works (Shrestha Kabita)
Course17- Leela Mazumdar- Pakdandi, Sukumar Roy, Monimala, Aar Konokhane
Course18- Satyajit Ray (Any one collection of stories,any one detective Novel and any one Science Fiction)
Course19- Indian Languages – Hindi, Marathi, Pali, Telegu, Tamil,Urdu, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian
Course20- Foreign Languages- Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Course21- Other Allied subjects

MINOR ELECTIVE COURSES

GROUP- B
Historical & Cultural Survey of Varanasi: with special reference to Bengali Literature and Culture

Course 1- Kashite Bangalee Pratishthito Dharmic Sanstha (any one): Samajic Bhumika
Course 2- Kashite Bangalee Nirmito Prasad
Course 3- Kashite Bangalee Shikhshabid
Course 4- Kashite Bangalee Pratishthito Granthagar
Course 5- Bangla Sahitye Anuragi Kashir Sanskritagya Pandit
Course 6- Swadhinata Aandolane Kashir Bangalir Avadan
Course 7- Kashite Natya Charcha O Natya Karmi
Course 8- Kashite Bangaleeder Prakashito Patra-Patrika
Course 9- Kashite Bangalee Pratishthito Mandir
Course10- Kashite Rani Bhabanir Abodan
Course11- Kashite Bangalee Pratishthito Shikhsha Pratishthan
Course12- Kashir Ganga-ghater Baishishtya
Course13- Kashite Bangalir Durgapuja
Course14- Bangla Anuvade Bharatio Sahitya (any one)- Kashir Bangalir Bhumika
Course15- Kashite Rabindra-Sangeet Shikhshar Pratisthan
Course16- Bangalee Sanskriti Charchar Kshetre Daktar/ Ukil/ Byabsayeeder Bhumika
Course17- Uchchanga Sangeeter Khstre Kashir Bangalee (Vocal & Instrumental)
Course18- Krira-Jagate Kashir Bangaleer Abodan
Course19- Hindi-Sahitya O Patrakaritar Khstre Bangalir Abodan
Course20- Kashir Bangali Sadhak O tander Sadhana
Course21- Kashir Bridhyashram
Course22- Kashir Bangla Bhashay Hindir Prabhab
Course23- Kashir Bangali Jamidar
Course24- Kashitey Bangalir Sampatti
Course25- Kashir Bangalitolar Goli
Course26- Kashitey Mishtir Dokane Bangali-prabhab O Bangalir Mishtir Dokan
Course27- Kashitey Bangali Pratisthito Annasatra
Course28- Nimbarka Society of Kashi and Vaishnab Culture & Philosophy
Course29- Kashir Bangalee Pandit Samaj
Course30- Kashir Bangalee Sahityic
Course31- Bangla Sahitye Kashi
Course32- Bartamane Kashir Bangalir Artho-Samajik Abasthan
Course33- Or any other allied subject