Unit 1

A brief outline of Indian history from prehistoric times to the present times.

Contributions of India to world culture and civilization: Indian Philosophy and Religion;Art and Literature; Physical and Social Sciences.

Unit 2

Modern India: Challenges and Possibilities.

Scientific and technological progress in post-independence era; Socio-cultural and political movements after independence; Challenges before the nation today – unemployment – corruption – degradation of cultural and moral values – creation of a new system of education; Creation of a modern and vibrant society rooted in traditional values.

Unit 3

• Selections from The Cultural Heritage of India, 6 volumes, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture (Kolkata) publication.
• Selections from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Advaita Ashrama publication.
• Invitations to Indian Philosophy, T. M. P. Mahadevan, University of Madras, Chennai.
• Outlines of Indian Philosophy, M. Hiriyanna, MLBD.
• An Advanced History of India, R. C. Majumdar et al, Macmillan.
• India Since 1526, V. D. Mahajan, S. Chand & Company
• The Indian Renaissance, Sri Aurobindo.
• India’s Rebirth, Sri Aurobindo.
• On Nationalism, Sri Aurobindo.
• The Story of Civilization, Volume I: Our Oriental Heritage, Will Durant, Simonand Schuster, New York.
• Eternal Values for a Changing Society, Swami Ranganathananda, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
• Universal Message of the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Ranganathananda, Advaita Ashrama.
• Awaken Children: Conversations with Mata Amritanandamayi
• Indian Aesthetics, V. S. Seturaman, Macmillan.
• Indian Philosophy of Beauty, T. P. Ramachandran, University of Madras, Chennai.
• Web of Indian Thought, Sister Nivedita
• Essays on Indian Nationalism, Anand Kumaraswamy
• Comparative Aesthetics, Volume 2, Kanti Chandra Pandey, Chowkhamba, Varanasi
• The Invasion That Never Was, Michel Danino
• Samskara, U. R. Ananthamurthy, OUP.
• Hayavadana, Girish Karnard, OUP.
• Naga-Mandala, Girish Karnard, OUP