Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Course Objective:
This foundation course aims to create an interest in the first year degree students about:
India’s history, heritage, culture, arts, religion, philosophy, language, science and
spirituality looking at it broadly belonging to ancient, medieval and modern time periods.
Diversity of India and the underlying unity in it; and the influence of Indian literature and
philosophy on culture of India.
the process of infusion into and integration of elements from other cultures in Indian
culture
Recommended Readings:
33. Rahman, Abdur (1984). Science and Technology in Indian Culture. New Delhi:
National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies.
34. Shastri, Diwakar (2008). The Art Of Living. Sasta Sahitya Mandal Prakashan. (Also in
Hindi, entitled as Gita ka Nitishastra)
35. Gandhi, M. K.(1906). Hind Swarajya. (Also in Hindi).
Suggested References :
Chatursen, Acharya. (1958). Bhartiya sanskriti ka Itihas. Meerut: Rastogi and company.
Thapar, Romila.(2003). Early India- From the Origins to 1300 AD, USA: University of
California Press.
Rao, P. Raghunadhan, Indian Heritage & Culture, Stitling Publication, New Delhi, 1988. (Online)
Singh, L.K., Indian Cultural Heritage Perspective for Tourism, Isha Book, Delhi, 2008. (Online)
Suggested E-Resources:
World Heritage Sites, Culture and Heritage, in ‘Know India’, An Initiative under
india.gov.in, http://knowindia.gov.in/culture-and-heritage/
Gaur, Ramesh.C., Development of Digital Repository of Indian Cultural Heritage
Initiatives at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, Art Documentation: Journal of
the Art Libraries Society of North America, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Fall 2011), pp. 56-62 (7
pages), Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Art Libraries
Society of North Society, https://www.jstor.org/stable/41244066
Sharma, Narinder., Heritage of Indian Culture,
https://archive.org/details/HeritageOfIndianCulture
Sri Aurobindo., Foundations of Indian Culture, New York: The Sri Aurobindo Library,
1953, https://archive.org/details/FoundationsOfIndianCultureAurobindo/page/n5
11-13 Interaction between Indian R.11, 14, 15, 19, 23, 32.
and Western Cultures:
Education and Society
Learning Outcomes:
After the completion of the course, students will be able to:
Comprehend the importance of Culture as a specific field of heritage studies.
Differentiate between the ‘material’ and ‘non-material’ aspects of cultural heritage.
Recognize heritage as a ‘process’ as well as a ‘product’ of human activities.
Appreciate the expansion and sustenance of Indian cultural heritage.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT:
The following components will constitute the continuous assessment:
Component Weight age Schedule Syllabus
Assignment 10 Marks First Week of August Covering the syllabus
Class Test 10 Marks First week of October
Note: The problems related to assignment will be discussed in the class and need to be submitted
within the above time given.