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1. School of Ethics, Governance, Culture & Social Systems
Itihasas
45 hours over 15 weeks
* 18 years and above * Sound knowledge of written and spoken English. * Familiarity with the devanagari script. * Knowledge of the Mahabharata story. * Rudimentary appreciation of or interest in the Sanskrit language.
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The Mahabharata has been held in high esteem not only as a literary work but also for its philosophical content. Also, several art forms have drawn inspiration from the Mahabharata. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that the Mahabharata is an encyclopedia of Indian culture. This course offers an opportunity to explore the various facets of the Mahabharata in general. However, we will focus on the ethical dimension of the text by exploring its relevance to the study of puruṣārtha-s (the ends of human life). The Mahabharata recognises itself as the ultimate guide to purusharthas - धर्मे च अर्थे च कामे च मोक्षे च भरतर्षभ । यदिहास्ति तदन्यत्र यन्नेहास्ति न तत्क्वचित् ।।
Every human being has several needs and desires and adopts suitable means to attain them. The set of all such needs and desires may be called the ppurusharthas. These have been classified into four sub-groups: dharma, artha, kama and moksha. These include both the ends and the means to achieve the ends. In this course we shall try to understand the ethical framework of purushartha and see how it offers us a way to ‘Live and let live’. Moreover, it is often observed that these needs and desires conflict with each other. We shall use the guiding light of the Mahabharata to see how such conflicts can be resolved.
Classes will be held twice a week for 1.5 hours for 15 weeks (45 hours in total)
Start Week: 28 Sep – 03 Oct 2020
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Pedagogy: The teaching will consist of lectures based on the reading material. The student is expected to participate actively in the class discussion especially during the character analysis part of the course. The classes will be a mix of synchronous live sessions at least once a week and asynchronous sessions (in which videos or reading material will be uploaded on to the course’s Moodle page and students can study it at their own pace).
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A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to those who meet the completion requirements pertaining to all the segments of the workshop.
INR 6000/- (inclusive of GST)
Timeline for cancellation |
Refund Status* |
3 days before the workshop begins |
100% of the registration fee (less administrative fee) |
1 week into the workshop |
50% of the registration fee (less administrative fee) |
10 days into the workshop |
No refund |
*All refunds are subject to an administrative fee (10% of the registration fee).
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