CUET SYLLABUS FOR TRADITION PRACTICES IN INDIA

KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS-PRACTICES IN INDIA-316

Note: There will be one Examination Paper that will have 50 questions, of which 40 must be attempted.

india has a diverse and distinct culture that has been developing for thousands of years and varies from region to region. India is considered the birthplace of some of the world's major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. Today, other religions such as Muslim and Christianity have worked their way into the population as well, though Hinduism remains the most popular.

1. Agriculture: A Survey

Agriculture in Prehistory and Protohistory/ 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

 

1. 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

 

1. 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 

 

1. 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

 

1. 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) 

 

1. 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 

 

1. Language and Grammar

Languages of India/ Study of Language in India/ Disciplines of Language Studies in India/ Classification of Speech-Sounds/ Theory of Grammar 

1. 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

 

Aims and Objectives of the course:

• learn about the many schools of thinking in India.

• Get to know some of the most influential Indian intellectuals in a variety of fields.

read brief fragments in translation of the key texts of Indian thinking to get acquainted with their ideas.

• Many topical topics and issues that they deal with in their course work in related areas would be better appreciated and understood by students who participate in this programme.

• improve self-esteem and self-awareness.

 

The following are the specific objectives:

 

• Become acquainted with the structure and content of Indian writings.

• read primary materials from a variety of sources and will be able to get knowledge while also developing their critical thinking skills and talents

• Relationship between knowledge and current situation

• Learn to have an optimistic attitude regarding Indian beliefs and customs.

• create an interest in real texts by comparing and contrasting the points of view presented in the sections.

• internalise the knowledge that has been provided and pursue it further in their courses of study by acquiring further information on philosophers and literary works

• read, understand, and analyse a variety of literature and then articulate their findings in their own language.

• Identify the contributions made by the Indian intellect in a variety of subjects.

• make connections between concepts from other disciplines and ideas from western thinking that they have been exposed to throughout their course work.

• Learn how to get a more comprehensive grasp of how all information is ultimately interconnected.

• Become familiar with the history of Indian literature through reading it.

• enhance your education in relevant subjects.

• Whether English or Hindi, paraphrase the main concepts of the underlying text.

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