Knowledge Tradition Practices India

Back to Syllabus

Knowledge Tradition Practices India
Note: There will be one Question Paper which will have 50 questions out of which 40 questions need to be attempted.

1. Agriculture: A Survey
   Agriculture in Prehistory and Proto history/ Textual Sources/ Types of Lands/ Rain-Fed and Irrigated Crops/ Implements/ Seed and Sowing/ Manures/ Pests and Their Management/ Cattle Management/ Horticulture and Arboriculture/ Fishing/ Agriculture and Society
2. Architecture: A Survey
   
   • Early and Classical Architecture
     Temple Architecture/ Rock-Cut Structures/ Monolithic Temples/ Constructed Temples/ Publicand Private Architecture
   • Architecture: A Survey
     
     Medieval & Colonial Architecture
     Fort and Palace Architecture/ Mosques/ Mausoleums/ Colonial Architecture
3. Dance: A Survey
   
   • Classical Dance Forms
     Classical Period/ Middle Period/ Modern Period/ Classical Dance Forms/ Bharatanayam/ Kathakali/ Kathak/ Kucipudi/ Manipuri/ O’issi/ Sattriya
   • Folk Dance Forms
     Chau/ Bihu/ Rauf/ Padayani/ DolluKunitha/ Dandiya/ Ghumar/ Kalbelia/ Chau&fla/ Bhangra/ Giddha/ Garba/ Lava)i/ Bamboo Dance
4. Education Systems and Practices: A Survey
   Goals of Indian Education/ Teaching and Learning/ the Teacher and the Student/ Centres ofEducation/ Temples as First Schools/ Gurukulas/ Viharas and Universities/ Community- Supported Education/ The Continuing System
   
   Two Types of Knowledge and the Right Pupil/ Mere Intellectual Knowledge Is Not Enough/The Link between Teacher and Pupil/ Teachers Invite Students to Come to Them/Controlling the Mind and the Senses: the Goal of Indian Education/ Teacher’s Directives toStudents on their Completion of Study/ what Is a Useful Life?/Hsüan-tsang’s (Xuanzang) Impressions of Indian Education/ Hsüan-tsang’s (XuanZang) Description of NalandaUniversity
   
   An Italian Explorer’s Record of Indian Education in the 17th Century/ A Description of Indian Education in the 18th Century/ The Teacher’s Subsistence/ Respect for the Teacher/Physical Education and Sports/ Description of the University at Navadveep (Nuddeah) inBengal in 1791/ Love of Learning and Support for Education among Indians/ A W- idespread Colonial Network of Indigenous Schools
   
5. Ethics: Individual and Social
   The Cosmic Order/ Buddhist Ethics/ Jain Ethics/ Sikh Ethics/ The Bhakti Movement Primary Texts on Ethics: Individual and Social: A Selection From Jain Granthas/ From Buddhist Granthas/ From Asoka’s Edicts/ From the Kural (tr. P.S. Sundaram)
6. Martial Arts Traditions:ASurvey
   Texts/ Practice of Martial Arts/ Stick Combat/ Kaarippayau Martial Arts Traditions: A Selection fromPrimary Texts W restling in the Mahabharata/ Mallapura_a/ Marmasastram
7. Language and Grammar
   Languages of India/ Study of Language in India/ Disciplines of Language Studies in India/ Classification of Speech-Sounds/ Theory of Grammar
8. Other Technologies: A Survey
   Harappan Technologies/ Later pottery/ Glass/ Water Management/ Textile Technology/ Wing Technology/ Pyrotechnics/ Cosmetics andPerfumes Other Technologies: A Selection from PrimaryTexts Gemmology/ Water Management/ Textiles and Garments/ Perfumes and Cosmetics