Syllabus_Foundation Courses BA Sem I

Syllabus for Writing Skills in Gujarati and computer skills

given in respective courses

Indian Epic Tradition

Aadikavyo
(Foundation Courses)

Syllabus Given along with Sanskrit Core Syllabus

Human Society and Ethics

(Foundation Courses)

Unit I logic of ethics

Unit II Ethics and goal of human life

Unit III fundamental ethical unity

Unit IV Ethics and Gandhi’s Views

Major readings:
Ethics: Man, Morality, Spirituality, Religion and Liberation by Kalicharan Rauta
. Pub: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla
 Bhartiya Sabhyata
(Foundation Courses)

Unit I The Indus Valley Civilization

Unit II Aryo-Dravidian Synthesis
Unit III Mughal Empire and Indian Traditions

Unit IV Freedom Struggle and Development of Indian Society

Major readings:

• NCERT BOOKS VIII, IX, X,XI,XII History

• “Foundations of Indian Culture 1962” by K.M. Munshi, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s
Publication
• Burton Stein, A History of India. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.