UGC NET Syllabus for Indian Culture 2020

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UGC NET — Syllabus Indian Culture

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Meaning and concepts of Culture:

Traditional and Modern concepts of Culture-Notions of Culture in
textual tradition, anthropological, archaeological and sociological
understanding of the term culture. Elements of Culture, concept of
Indianness and value system. Relation between culture and
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civilization. Historiography and approaches to the study of Indian

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Culture– Stereotypes, Objectivity and Bias, Imperialist, Nationalist,

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Marxist and Subaltern. Heritage of India and world’s debt to Indian
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Sources of the Study of Indian Culture

Archaeological: cultural remains, Monuments, Numismatics,

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Epigraphy; Literary sources and Oral traditions; Foreign Accounts;

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Pre-historic and Proto-historic Cultures

Stone age cultures- palaeolithic, mesolithic and neolithic; Proto-
historic cultures - chalcolithic horizon, Harappan Culture- current
debates on nomenclature and scripts, Town planning and
architecture, art, social, religious and economic life. Evolution of
India’s main language families.
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Unit –IV

Vedic and post-Vedic Period

Early Vedic and later Vedic ideas and institutions: social, religious,
economic, political and scientific. Post Vedic– Religious Movements
and emergence of states, Shramana traditions- Buddhism, Jainism,
Ajivikas and other sects. Education system and centres– Taxila and
Kashi.

Unit –V

Mauryan and Post-Mauryan period

Ideas and Institutions: Social, Religious, Economic and Political.
Ashoka’s Dhamma. Scripts- Brahmi and Kharosthi. Impact of Foreign
Invasions. Art and Architecture. Literature- Arthasashtra, Manusmriti,
Natyashastra, Panchatantra, Buddhacharit and Saundarananda.
Scientific Achievements- Nagarjuna, Sushruta and Charaka.
Education System and Centres. Sangam Age- Society and Culture.
Contacts with outside world.

Unit - VI

Gupta and Post-Gupta period,

Ideas and Institutions: social, religious, philosophical, economic and
political. Scientific Achievements- Mathematics, Astronomy,
Metallurgy. Art and Architecture- evolution of Temples, Paintings of
Ajanta and Bagh. Literature- Kalidasa, Banabhatta, Bharavi, Magha,
Bhavabhuti, Dandi. Canonical Texts- Vishnu Dharmottara Purana.
Education system and centres- Nalanda, Valabhi. Contacts with
outside world.

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Early Medieval Period

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Legacies of Classical ideas and emergence of new trends: Society-

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Proliferation of castes, outcastes, Vishti, Slavery. Position of women.

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Polity- feudalism. Economy- de-urbanization and agrarian system.

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Religion: Vedic-Puranic, Shramana tradition, Tantra, Bhakti

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movements. Philosophical thoughts- Shaddarshana. Philosophers-
Shankara, Ramanuja. Pilgrimmage tradition. Art and Architecture-
Nagara, Dravida, Bhumija, Vesara. Education system and centres-
Vikramashila, Nalanda etc. Scientific achievements- Mathematics,
Astronomy. Literature- Kalhana’s Rajatarangini and Al-Birunis’ Kitab-
ul Hind. Contacts with Islam. Canonical texts- Samarangana-
sutradhara, Manasara, Bhuvanapradeepa, Sadhanamala.

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Delhi Sultanate - Ideas and Institutions: Political- Iqta; impact of the
new ruling class on society. Economic- market reforms, growth of
new urban centres, percolation of Islam in rural areas, resistance and
acceptance. Extent of slavery. Religion- Acharya traditions, Bhakti

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emergence of Hindawi. Amir Khusrau, Chandabardai. Education
system. Vijay Nagar Empire: Ideas and Institutions - political -
Nayankara. Art and Architecture, Literature. Educational institutions.

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Unit – IX

Mughal Period

Ideas and Institutions: Polity – Mansab and Jagir, Watan Jagir,
Economy – Zamindari and Zabt. Society – Aristocracy, emergence of
middle classes, labourers, Slaves. Position of Women.

Religion and Philosophy - growth of Vaishnava Bhakti, Panthiesm
and Sufi traditions. Sulh-i kul, Naqshabandis. Gurunanaka, Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu, Meerabai, Narayanabhatta, Raghunandana. Literature-
development in Sanskrit, Persian and vernacular languages-
Tulasidasa, Suradasa, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan, Abdul Fazl,
Faizi, Badauni, Banarasidas (Ardhakathanaka). Translation of
religious texts by Akbar and Dara-Shukoh. Art and Architecture–
Emergence of Mughal Schools; Temples of Vrindavan– Gobinda
Deva and Keshava Das Temple; Four Quarter Gardens. Introduction
of new education curricullum from Akbar’s period onwards Dars-i-
nizami. Religious syncretism in coinage, miniatures and structures.
Science and Technology. – Introduction of mechanical devices,
pindrum gearing and astrolabe; Sawai Jai Singh’s observatories.
Arrival of Europeans and their impact – Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch,
English, French.

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Modern Period

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System. Indian Cultural Renaissance. Socio-Religious reform
movements: Reformists- Brahama Samaja, Aligarh Movement,
Ramakrishna Mission and Theosophical Society; Revivalist- Wahabi
and Arya Samaj Movement. Dalit Movements; Sikh reform
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Prem Chand; Bengali-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Rabindranath
Tagore, Qazi Nazrul Islam. Science and Technology: emergence of
modern science and technology.

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