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Course Name Foundations of Indian Heritage
Course Code 22ADM101
Program BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Semester 1
Credits 2
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit 1

Module 1

Chapters 1-4 Decolonisation, Windows to the Universe: Indian Dar?anas, Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges: Pañcamah?yajña, Epistemology of Indian Philosophies

Unit 2

Module 2

Chapters 5- 8 A Vedantic Modelling of Human Personality, The Wake-Up Call from Upani?ads, Goals of Life, The Six Ingredients of Success.

Unit 3

Module 3

Chapters 9 -11 Making Sense of Dharma, Ancestral Anchors: The Indian Family, Decoding the Idea of India.

Unit 4

Module 4

Chapters 12 -14 Nation Builders of Bh?ratavar?a, Civilisational Bridges: India and the World, Kindness

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives

  • To introduce students to the depths and richness of the Indian heritage and knowledge traditions, and to enable them to obtain a synoptic view of the grandiose achievements of India in diverse fields.
  • To equip students with a knowledge of their country and its eternal values.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

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Course outcome

CO

Blooms level
 1

Be able to enhance the understanding of true essence of India’s cultural and spiritual heritage through learning analytically what it amounts to living a happy life, and

about the richness of India’s education system, while pondering on the serious damage caused by colonialism in India alongside learning about the means of decolonization and knowing about the early timeline of Indian subcontinent.

CO1

Understand
 2

Learn about the sublime value of selflessness and final freedom alongside understanding the concept of circle of life and Indian approach toward it while delving into the means of celebrating life.

CO2

Apply
 3

Familiarize on the topic of what true love is, by way of understanding the immense compassion of mah?tmas, and M?t? Am?t?nandamay?’s Amma’s gospel on compassion, the role of metaphors and tropes whereafter focussing personality development through Yoga both theoretically and Practically

CO3

Analyze
 4

Appreciate the discussion on what it takes to be a strategic thinker, how India was glorified by various scholars and travellers and how strong a human being’s association with nature should be alongside getting introduced to the glimpses of Indian traditions like Advaita Vedanta: the theory of oneness.

CO4

Understand

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment

Internal/External

Weightage

Continuous Assessment

Internal

30%

Mid-term jury

Internal

30%

End-semester jury

External

40%

Text Books / References

Reading Material

  1. Amrita University. (n.d.). Foundations of Indian Heritage. In-house publication.
  2. Dharampal. (1983). The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century. Other India Press.
  3. William Pinch. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. University of California Press.
  4. J. Sai Deepak. (2021). India, That Is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution. Bloomsbury India.
  5. Mata Amritanandamayi. (2018). Awaken, Children: Dialogues with Mata Amritanandamayi. MAM Publications.
  6. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. (1995). Man and Nature. MAM Publications.
  7. Divine Life Society. (n.d.). What Becomes of the Soul After Death. The Divine Life Society.

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