IGNOU BHDC-131 Assignment 2026-27
हिंदी साहित्य का इतिहास
Last updated by IGNOU: 24 Aug 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 05:51 pm.
| Course code | BHDC-131 |
|---|---|
| Course title | हिंदी साहित्य का इतिहास |
| Programme | Bachelor’s Degree Programme (CBCS) (BA General)BAHDH, BAAPS, BAG(CBCS) |
| School | School of Humanities |
About the BHDC-131 assignment
The BHDC-131 assignment covers the history of Hindi literature through Blocks 1–4. Its topics include literary periodisation, early poetry, Bhakti traditions, modern poetic movements, and the development of Hindi stories, essays and drama.
This tutor-marked assignment has three parts containing nine compulsory questions, including grouped short-note tasks. It carries 100 marks and has a 30% weightage. The prescribed answer lengths are approximately 800 words for each 10-mark question and 400 words for each 5-mark response.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 10 | Discuss the challenges of dividing Hindi literary history into periods and rewriting that history. |
| Q2 | 5×3=15 | Write short notes on Raso poetry, philosophical theories of poetry, and the emergence of the Bhakti period. |
| Q3 | 10 | Examine the emotional and thematic dimensions of Sant poetry. |
| Q4 | 10 | Discuss the distinctive subject matter of Ram Bhakti poetry. |
| Q5 | 10 | Describe the major trends in poetry of the Dwivedi era. |
| Q6 | 5×2=10 | Write short notes on Ritimukt poets and the aesthetic qualities of expression in Chhayavad. |
| Q7 | 10 | Discuss the background of Hindi literature during the Bharatendu era. |
| Q8 | 10 | Describe the main characteristics of Hindi short stories written before Premchand. |
| Q9 | 5×3=15 | Write short notes on major essayists of the Shukla era, the origins of Hindi drama, and early Hindi short stories. |
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