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GUIDELINES FOR INCORPORATING INDIAN KNOWLEDGE IN HIGHER 5

EDUCATION CURRICULA
1. Preamble: 5
2. Background: 5
3. Scope: 6
2.1 General Guidelines: 6
2.2 Guidelines for IKS Courses in UG Programmes: 6
2.3 Guidelines for IKS Courses at the PG Level 7
2.4 Guidelines for IKS Courses in Sanskrit and Indian Language 8
Universities
2.5 Guidelines for PG Programmes in Disciplines that are Part of IKS 8
2.6 Suggestions for effective implementation 9
APPENDIX 10
MODEL CURRICULA OF COURSES IN INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM 10
A. FOUNDATIONAL COURSES IN IKS 10
I. INTRODUCTION TO IKS 10
1. Bharatavarsha—A Land of Rare Natural Endowments: 10
2. Foundational Literature of Indian Civilisation: 10
6. Indian Astronomy: 11
7. Indian Health Sciences: 11
8. Classical Literature in Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages: 12
9. Indian Education: 12
10. The Purpose of Knowledge in India: 12
11. Methodology of Indian Knowledge System: 12
12. Indian Architecture and Town Planning: 12
13. Indian Fine Arts: 13
14. Indian Agriculture: 13
15. Indian Textiles: 13
16. Indian Metallurgy: 14
17. Indian Polity and Economy: 14
18. The Outreach of Indian Knowledge System: 14
Suggested References 14
I. MATHEMATICS IN INDIA: FROM VEDIC PERIOD TO MODERN 16
TIMES
1. Introductory Overview 16
2. Mathematics in the Vedas and Śulva Sūtras 16
3. Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī 16
4. Piṅgala’s Chandaḥśāstra 16
5. Mathematics in the Jaina Texts 16
6. Development of Place Value System 17
7. Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa 17
8. Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta of Brahmagupta 17

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