Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Course Outline

Course Title : India’s Knowledge

Credits : 0.5
Type : Core
No. of Sessions : 10
Session Duration : 75 minutes
Term & Section : II
Year : 2022 - 2023
Faculty :
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Introduction

Indian history and culture is rich and insightful for practitioners and managers to
adopt their lessons in the present times as well. Exposure to these concepts brings the
participant closer to their cultural ethos while expanding their intellectual horizons. It
appreciates the interdisciplinary nature of the management discipline and builds a
rounded view of India as a knowledge civilization.

Course Objectives
The specific objectives of the course are:
1. To identify the roots and details of some of the contemporary problems faced
by managers, policymakers and future leaders and try to locate possible
solutions to these challenges through India’s knowledge.
2. Excite and encourage the students to pursue wider and deeper historical
enquiries in the context of management.
3. Know what cultural heritage is. Appreciate the need for preserving cultural
heritage.
4. To discover the genesis of modern management practices in India’s
knowledge.
5. To develop appreciation of the application of India’s knowledge in problem-
solving.

Pedagogy
The pedagogy would be a mix of Lecture, Discussion, Case Analysis, Assignments,
and Project Work. Each task will be given in alignment with the concepts taught in
the class. This course will not only involve lectures and reading materials but will also
provide an endeavor for the participants to disentangle real-time managerial problems
like professionals.

Special Instructions
Please read and prepare well in advance for presentations and discussion in the class.

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Learning Outcome
The students will be augmented with traditional concepts and theories rooted in
India’s Knowledge along with their applications in the contemporary world. A better
understanding of India’s Knowledge would also enhance the decision-making and
problem-solving abilities of the attendees in line with societal and cultural norms.

Evaluation Scheme
Individual Assignments: 30%
Group Assignment/ Project Work: 20%
Group Presentations: 10%
End-term Examination: 40%

Text Book
 Seected Chapters (Ch.) from Indian Knowledge Systems - Vol 1 & 2,
Avadhesh K. Singh & Kapil Kapoor

References
 Kautilya’s Arthashastra
 Traditional Knowledge System in India, Amit Jha
 Ethic in Management: Vedantic Perspective, Prof. S.K. Chakraborty
 Foundations of Managerial Work: Contributions from Indian Thought, Prof.
S.K. Chakraborty
 Managerial Efficiency and Quality of Life: Indian Insights, Prof. S.K.
Chakraborty
 Chhandogya Upanishada
 Sanskrit Sukti Ratnakar

Session Plan

Topic Sessio Topic and Sub-topics Readings/ Faculty

No. n No. Chapters
1 1 India Knowledge Perspectives on R1, R2, VF
Economics and Finance R3, R4
 Traditional Economic
Systems
 Traditional Taxation and
Revenue Models
2 2 Characteristics and Features of India R5 VF
Knowledge Ch. 1,3,7,
 Tradition 34
 Characteristics- Continuous,
Interdisciplinary, Interwoven
 Features- Movement of
Ideas, Multiplicity to
Oneness, Materialism to
Idealism
3 3 Typologies and Scope of India Ch.

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 Knowledge 24,25,26,
 Heritage 27
 Typologies- Content, Status
of Knowledge
 Scope
 Centrality of Knowledge in
Indian Culture
4 4 Learnings from Indian Scriptures for R6
Managers
 Motivational Theories
 Schools of Management and
their comparison
 Learnings from Ramayana,
Mahabharata and Sri
Prof. S.K.
Bhagwad Gita
Pandey
5 5 India Knowledge Perspectives on R7
Marketing Ch.14
 Arthashastra (Book 2, Book
3)
 Trade Control System
 Price Control System
 Consumer Protection
6 6 India Knowledge Perspectives on R8, R9 Dr. Pranav
Policy Ch.12, 16 Dharmani
 Traditional Systems
 War Designs- Dharmayudha,
Kutayuddba
 Indian Juriprudence
 Dharmashastras
 Shruti
7 7 India Knowledge Perspectives on R10, R11
Planning Ch 17 Prof.
 Resource Management Dheeraj
 Principles of Governance Sharma/
 Social Institutions Prof.
8 8 India Knowledge Perspectives on R12, R13 Koustab
Individual and Moral Values Ch. 11, 18 Ghosh/ Dr.
 Shukranitisar Pooja
 Sustainability and Wellbeing Patnaik
 Ecological Protection
9 9 and Group Presentations Dr. Pranav
10 Dharmani

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 Table of Contents
Readin Reading Title Sessio
g No. n No.
R1 Banerji, A. N. (1929).Studies in Economics of Ancient India, Annals of
the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 10 (1), 77 – 113.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41682409
R2 Deodhar, S. Y. (2018). Indian Antecedents to Modern Economic
Thought, IIMA Working Paper.
https://web.iima.ac.in/assets/snippets/workingpaperpdf/2121947862.pdf
R3 Khanna, V. (2007). A new view of the economic history of business
organizations: Evidences from Ancient India. SSRN Working Paper
http://dspace.jgu.edu.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10739/47/1/
Khanna_Ancient_India.pdf
R4 Ojha, S. V. Extracts from Arthashastra: A Mauryan Budget, Swarajya.
https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/extracts-from-the-arthashastra-a-mauryan-
budget
R5 Ahuja, D., & Madan, P. (2021). The relevance of Ancient Indian business
for developing economies. International Journal of Indian Culture &
Business Management, 24.
R6 Gupta, V., & Sinha, A. R. (2022). McKinsey’s 7 principles and its
inferences in Ramayana, Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (2).
R7 Sharma, V., Maheshkar, C. & Tiwari, A. (2019). Kautilya’s Arthashastra:
Learning Marketing Lessons from the Ancient Literature. Journal of
Advances & Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, 16 (1).
http://ignited.in/I/a/78927
R8 Sahoo (2018). The Indian Legal Journey Begins – Scriptures, Smritis and
Vedas!
https://www.myadvo.in/blog/the-indian-legal-journey-begins-scriptures-
smritis-and-vedas/
R9 Huchhanavar, S. S. , The Legal System in Ancient India
http://www.legalservicesindia.com/article/1391/The-Legal-system-
in-ancient-India.html
R10 Muniapan, B., & Shaikh, J. M. (2007). Lessons in corporate governance
from Kautilya’s Arthashastrain acient India, World
R11 Singh, P. K., Dey, P., Jain, S. K., & Mujumdar, P. P. (2020). Hydrology
and water resources management in Ancient India, Hydrology & Earth
System Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4691-2020
R12 Tisdell, C. (2005). Elephants & Polity in Ancient India as exemplified by
Kautilya’s Arthasastra (Science of Polity), Working Paper on Economics,
Ecology & the environment, University of Queensland
R13 Viswajit, G. (2019). Environmental discourses in Ancient India: Lessons
from the Vedas, IIMS Journal of Management Science, 10.
https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-173X.2019.00003.4

Note: ‘R’ and ‘C’ in the second column stand for ‘Reading’ and ‘Case’ respectively.