Syllabus | Knowledge Tradition – Practices India

Syllabus | Knowledge Tradition – Practices India

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Syllabus | Knowledge Tradition – Practices India for Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) – 2022

KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS-PRACTICES IN INDIA-316 | SYLLABUS FOR CLASS 12

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 / Public and 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 / Lavani / Bamboo Dance

4. Education Systems and Practices: A Survey

Goals of Indian Education/ Teaching and Learning/ the Teacher and the Student/ Centres of Education/ 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 to Students 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) in Bengal in 1791/ Love of Learning and Support for Education among Indians/ A Widespread 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: A Survey

Texts / Practice of Martial Arts / Stick Combat / Kaarippayau Martial Arts
Traditions: A Selection from Primary Texts
– Wrestling 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 and Perfumes
Other Technologies: A Selection from Primary Texts
Gemmology / Water Management / Textiles and Garments / Perfumes and Cosmetics

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