Chaudhary Charan Singh University (C.C.S.U)
BBA1006 Indian Knowledge System
| Unit 1 (Introduction to IKS) | |
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| Caturdaśa Vidyāsthānam (14 branches of knowledge) | |
| 64 Kalas (Arts and Crafts) | |
| Shilpa Śāstra | |
| The Four Vedas and Vedāṅga | |
| Vedic Schools: Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaiśeṣika, Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā, and Vedānta | |
| Non-Vedic Schools: Cārvāka, Buddhist, and Jain | |
| Puranas (Maha-Puranas, Upa-Puranas, and Sthala-Puranas) | |
| Itihasa (Ramayana, Mahabharata) | |
| Niti Sastras and Subhasitas |
| Unit 2 (Foundation Concept for Science & Technology) | |
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| Linguistics & Phonetics in Sanskrit (Panini’s Ashtadhyayi) | |
| Computational concepts in Ashtadhyayi and the importance of Verbs | |
| Role of Sanskrit in Natural Language Processing (NLP) | |
| Number System, Units of Measurement, and the concept of Zero | |
| Large numbers, Place Value, and the Decimal System | |
| Unique numbering systems: Bhūta Samkhya and Katapayādi System | |
| Pingala and the Binary system | |
| Knowledge Pyramid | |
| Prameya (Vaiśeṣikan approach to physical reality) and its constituents | |
| Pramāṇa and Samsaya |
| Unit 3 (Indian Mathematics & Astronomy in IKS) | |
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| Contributions of great Indian mathematicians | |
| Arithmetic Operations and Geometry (Sulba Sutras) | |
| Aryabhatiya-bhasya and the value of $\pi$ | |
| Trigonometry, Algebra, and Chandah Sastra of Pingala | |
| Celestial coordinate system | |
| Elements of the Indian Calendar (Pancanga) and the Siddhantic Tradition | |
| Astronomical Instruments (Yantras): Jantar Mantar and Raja Jai Singh Sawai |
| Unit 4 (Indian Science & Technology in IKS) | |
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| Heritage of Indian S&T and the 64 Kalas (occupational skills) | |
| Metalworking technology: Copper, Gold, Zinc, Mercury, Lead, Silver, Iron, and Steel | |
| Dyes and Painting Technology | |
| Town Planning and Architecture in India | |
| Temple Architecture and Vastu Sastra |
| Unit 4 (Humanities & Social Sciences in IKS) | |
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| Wellness, Ayurveda, Sleep, and Food | |
| The role of water in wellbeing and the Yoga way of life | |
| Indian approach to Psychology: The Triguṇa System (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) | |
| Body-Mind-Intellect-Consciousness Complex | |
| Public Administration and Management references in Ramayana | |
| Artha Sastra and the Kautilyan State |