CBSE Class 12 Knowledge Traditions Practices of India Syllabus 2020-21

Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India Syllabus and Outline Class XII (2020-21) 1. Agriculture: A Survey 10 Periods 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 Agricultural Heritage: Excerpts from Primary Texts Rigveda/ Kṛṣiparāśara (c. 400 BCE) / Kauṭilya (3rd or 4th century BCE)/ Kaśyapiyakṛṣisukti (800 CE) / Vṛkṣāyurveda (c. 1000 CE) / Kṛṣigītā (c. 1500 AD) 2. Architecture: A Survey 16 Periods Early and Classical Architecture Temple Architecture/ Rock-Cut Structures/ Monolithic Temples/ Constructed Temples/ Public and Private Architecture Excerpts from Primary Texts Viudharmottarapura / Kautilya’s Arthasastra / Mayamata 3. Dance: A Survey (1) Classical Dance Forms 18 Periods Classical Period/ Middle Period/ Modern Period/ Classical Dance Forms / Bharatanatyam / Kathakali / Kathak / Kuchipudi / Manipuri / Orissi / Sattriya Primary Texts on Dance in India: A Selection Natyasastra (tr. Manomohan Ghosh) / Natyasastra/ Natyasastra Dance: A Survey (2) Folk Dance Forms 10 Periods Chau/ Bihu/ Rauf/ Padayani/ DolluKunitha/ Dandiya/ Ghumar/ Kalbelia/ Chau & fla/ Bhangra/ Giddha/ Garba/ Lava)i/ Bamboo Dance 4. Education Systems and Practices: A Survey 23 Periods 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 Primary Texts on Education in India: A Selection

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? / Hsuan-tsang’s (Xuanzang) Impressions of Indian Education/ Hsuan-tsang’s (XuanZang) Description of Nalanda University Narratives of Indian Education in the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries 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 W idespread Pre-Colonial Network of Indigenous Schools 5. Ethics: Individual and Social 18 Periods 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 18 Periods Texts/ Practice of Martial Arts/ Stick Combat/ Kalarippayau Martial Arts Traditions: A Selection from Primary Texts Wrestling in the Mahabharata / Mallapura / Marmasastram 7. Language and Grammar 20 Periods Languages of India/ Study of Language in India/ Disciplines of Language Studies in India/ Classification of Speech-Sounds/ Theory of Grammar Primary Texts on Language: A Selection Reflections on Language from Vedic Sources/ Phonetics: Panini Siksa (tr. & ed., Manmohan Ghosh) / Nirukta (Etymology): The Nighantu and the Nirukta of Yaskacarya (tr. & ed., Lakshman Sarup) / Patañjali’s Mahabhashya (adapted from S.N. Dasgupta’s translation)/ Grammar, Language and Knowledge: Bhartrihari’s Vakyapadiya, Brahmakanda, tr. K.A. Subramania Iyer 8. Other Technologies: A Survey 20 Periods Harappan Technologies/ Later pottery/ Glass/Water Management/ Textile Technology/ Writing Technologies: A Selection from Primary Texts Gemmology/ W ater Management/ Textiles and Garments/ Perfumes and Cosmetics