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/ Bharatanatyam/ Kathakali/ Kathak/ Kucipudi/ Manipuri/ O’issi/ Sattriya
- Folk Dance Forms
Chau/ Bihu/ Rauf/ Padayani/ DolluKunitha/ Dandiya/ Ghumar/ Kalbelia/ Chau & fla/ Bhangra/ Giddha/ Garba/ Lava)i/ 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 Nalanda University
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