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"Idea Of Bharat" by Prof. Anju Choudhari, Department of Arts, SICA College, Indore

 



“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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