Semester: I
Course: UnderstandingIndia
Nature of Course: VAC
Credit: 2
Assessment: 20 (In Semester)+30 ( End Semester)=50
Course Description: This course offers an introductory understanding of cultural
development through art and architecture, religions and philosophies of ancient and
medieval India. The paper also deals with phases of the Freedom Struggle, various
constituent assembly debates and the basic features of the Indian Constitution.
Pre-requisite: Basic concepts of Indian society and culture
Objectives: To familiarize the students with the history, culture, and constitution of
India
Course Outcomes:
CO1: To interpret the literary and philosophical development in Ancient India.
CO2: To analyze the art and architectural development in early and medieval India
CO3: To explain the medieval Bhakti movement and the Sufi tradition.
CO4: To develop an understanding of the Constitution of India.
Course Contents:
Topic Credit
Unit-1 Lecture Tutorial
Marks Distribution: 15
1.1 The idea of Bharatvarsha;
Indian literature- Sanskrit, Pali, 4 1
Prakrit, Tamil
Scientific literature and
1.2 development of science in 4
Ancient India 1
Religions and philosophies of
ancient India-Vedic, Buddhism,
1.3 4 1
Jainism
1.4 Education and educational
Institutions in Ancient India 4 1
Unit- 2 Marks Distribution: 15
2.1 Art and architecture of ancient 4 1
India
2.2 Art and Architecture of Medieval
4 1
India
2.3 Medieval Bhakti Movement and
4 1
The Sufi Tradition
Unit- 3 Marks Distribution: 15
3.1 Main currents of Indian
National
Movement-Growth and
development of Indian
nationalism and Indian
national
3 2
movement-Independence and
Building a framework for the
new
Nation, Constituent Assembly
Debates and the Making of the
Indian Constitution
3.2 Basic features of the Indian
constitution: Basic Structure
Doctrine, Fundamental rights,
Directive principles, Federal 8 2
Structure, Independence of
Judiciary, and the Parliamentary
system
Modes of In-Semester Assessment : 20 Marks
Unit Test : 10
Any two of the activities listed below : 10
a. Group Discussion
b. Book Review/Home Assignment
c. Viva
Cognitive Map of Course Outcomes with Bloom’s Taxonomy
Knowledge Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
Dimension
Factual CO1 CO4 CO2
Knowledge CO3
Conceptual CO1 CO3 CO2
Knowledge CO4
Procedural
Knowledge
Metacognitive
Knowledge
Mapping of Course Outcomes to Program Outcomes
CO/PO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9
CO1 S M S S M S L L S
CO2 M M S M S S M L S
CO3 M S M S M M M L S
CO4 S M S M S S L L S
Suggested Reading List:
● A.L. Basham,The Wonder that Was India, Picador India,1971
● R.S.Sharma,India’sAncientPast, NewDelhi, OUP, 2007
● Upinder Singh, The History of the Ancient and Early Medieval India, Pearson, 2008
● Satish Chandra, History of Medieval India, Arihant Publication, 2020
● Durga Das Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis, 2018
● Bipan Chandra, History of Modern India,2019
● Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence, 2008
