“The
people without the knowledge of their past, history, origin and culture is like
a tree without roots”. - Markus Garvery
Through NEP a
new paper “Idea of Bharat” in History
syllabus was introduced to explore the
Indian art and culture. It includes some important topics of our art and
culture and ancient India.
Mahatma
Gandhi once said “A Nation’s culture resides in the heart and in the soul of
its people”
Through this
new paper we are going to take the knowledge of main aspects of ancient India
like science and technology, Philosophy , origin of ancient languages and scripts,
ancient education system and many more. So here we are going to know about new
topics added to that paper (History major) which are as follows:
Unit I- Unit 1 includes the topics Understanding
of Bharatvarsh ( geographical
structure of Bharatvarsh, origin of it’s name),
Indian
view of History different view of historians of writing history (Colonialist
approach, Nationalist approach, Communal approach, Non- political approach)
Unit II- In this
unit, new topics are Evolution of Language and Script (Brahmi,
Kharoshti, Pali , Prakrat, Sanskrit etc.)
Indian
Education System (Ancient
education based on Gurukul pattern and ancient universities like Nalanda, Taxila)
The Ethics
of Indian Valour (
Religious Ethics ,Social Ethics and Political Ethics of India and its Culture)
Unit III -
The Concept of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam(Whose
origin is Maha Upnishad from India)
Indian Social
Structure (Varna and
Ashrama system, 16 Samskara, Concept of Family in Indian Society.)
Polity
and Governance ( It
describe the important facts of Ancient Administrative System , Central and
Provincial Administration)
Janpad (In this topic we are going to learn
how the concept of tribal Jan during Rig Vedic time turns into States, which
are the main 16 Mahajanpad in 6th
BC mentioned in Ancient Literature and
how they flourished into big States.)
Gramswarajya
(Concept of Gramswarajya
is related to Gram Panchayat which is very old in Indian History. But it was
very well managed in 8th century in famous Chola Empire which was
the golden era of Gram Swarajya.)
Unit
lV- Environmental
Conservation (Which facts our Ancient Literature and rulers describe and
what they do for Environmental Conservation in ancient time)
Yoga and
Naturopathy- In Patanjali’s
Ashtanga Yoga we learn about techniques of Yoga like - Self Control (Yama), Rules
for regulating life ( Niyama) ,Body Postures (Asana), Breath control (Pranayama),
Sense withdrawal (Pratyahara) Concentration (Dharana), Meditation (Dhyana) and Samadhi.
Naturopathy is called as the science of healthy
living through fasting and vegetarianism.
Unit V- In the topic Land Forest and Agriculture
we will study about ancient Agriculture, Land System, Revenue System and Forest
Maintenance in different time period.
In this unit
there is a new topic Maritime Trade. We will study about the Maritime Trade
and important ports of different cities and Dynasties of ancient time from
Harappa Civilization to 1200 AD, which were the important ports of India and
effect of maritime trade on Indian economy and foreign relations of Indian
rulers.
My culture is my identity and personality.
It gives me spiritual, intellectual and emotional distinction from others and I
am proud of it.
I am Anju Chaudhari,
Assistant Professor, History, in the Department of Arts at SICA College. I try
to make the subject interesting and provide UGC approved notes on the topics
for a thorough understanding of the subject. As syllabus is new and there is no
particular book available for this paper till date, classroom studies become
all the more very important.
So we just don’t digest History but take
it as a matter of interest as History is one of the most important subjects for
Civil Services Exam also. Here at SICA College, we try to provide a strong
background and knowledge to our students
in Graduation.
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