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Date: Signature :
Name of BOS Chairperson / Dean : ______ ____________________________
Sr.
No. Heading Particulars
1 Title of the
Course Diploma in Bhakti
2 Eligibility for
Admission SSC + Certificate Course in Bhakti Literature
3 Passing
Marks Paper I -40
Paper II- 40
Assignment - 16
4 Ordinances /
Regulations ( if any) NA
5 No. of Years /
Semesters 1 year
6 Level P.G. / U.G./ Diploma / Certificate
( Strike out which is not applicable)
7 Pattern Yearly / Semester
( Strike out which is not applicable)
8 Status New / Revised
( Strike out which is not applicable)
9 To be implemented
from Academic Year From Academic Year - 2017
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Item No. ______
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Syllabus for Approval
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1 Title of the Course Syllabus for one year course in Diploma in
Bhakti
2 Course Code UDSANBHD
3 Preamble / Scope : enclosed
Objective of Course / Course Outcome : enclosed
Eligibility : SSC and Certificate course in Bhakti
Fee Structure : Rs. 45 00/- tuition fees + Rs. 500 examination fee 4
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7 No. of Lectures 3 hours per week on Saturday
8 No. of Practical NIL
9 Duration of the Course 1 year (part time)
10 Notional hours 2 hours per week
11 No. of Students per Batch : Minimum 10
Selection: first come first serve basis
Assessment : Annual examination theory +viva
Syllabus Details : enclosed
Title of the Unit : enclosed
Title of the Sub- Unit: enclosed
Semester wise Theory: NA
Semester wise List of Practical : NA
Question Paper Pattern : enclosed
Pattern of Practical Exam : NA
Scheme of Evaluation of Project / Internship : N A
List of Suggested Reading : Enclosed
List of Websites : NA
List of You -Tube Videos :NA
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Essentials Elements of the Syllabus
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Preamble:
This course introduces next level of Certificate course in Bhakti literature.
Course encompasses Bhakti in different cults with special reference to Sanskrit
texts. It highlights different shades and dimensions of Bhakti. Philosophical
significance of Bhakti can be understood through literature assigned for
syllabus.
Course aims to create awareness regarding true concept of Bhakti when there
are many misconceptions about the same. It also aspires to make people
understand the literature on Bhakti and relate the same with modern times.
Fee structure: Rs. 5,000/ - (tuition fees) + Rs. 500/ - (Exam Fees)
Intake capacity: minimum 15 students maximum 3 0 students (per batch)
Examinations: At the end of every academic year the Examinations are
conducted by the Department of Sanskrit, mostly in the month of April.
Students are permitted to answer their paper in any one of the following
languages: English, Hindi, Marathi. Assign ments should be sent at the end of
year
Classes will be conducted once a week every Saturday for three hours.
Approximate financial calculations:
If no. of students admitted for the course is 15, then 15X5000= Rs. 75 ,000 will
be collected in the form of fees
No. Expenses Approximate amount in
Rs
2 Honorarium (Rs. 500 per lecture) 52,500/ - (three lectures
per week approximately
35 weeks per academic
year)
3 Honorarium for course co -ordinator (Rs .
500 per week) 500X35=17,500/ -
4. Study material 5,000/ -
5 Total 75,000/ -
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Examination fees : If the no. of students appearing for the examination is 10
X500= 5,000/ -
No. Expenses Approximate amount in
Rs
1 Paper I (Rs. 10/ -) assessment 100
2 Paper II (Rs. 10/ -) assessment 100
3 Paper I (Rs. 11/ -) moderation 110
4 Paper II (Rs. 11/ -) moderation 110
5 Paper setting (Rs. 330X4 sets) 1320
6 Assignment (Rs. 20 ) 200
7 Supervision during exam (Rs. 50 per
hour)X3 150
8 Total 2,090
Diploma in Bhakti Literature
Paper I:
Unit 1 :
Bhakti and Bhakti Cults 50
Bhakti movement
Rituals associated with Bhakti Shankara and other Vaishnava Sampradayas
Bhakti in Jainism and Buddhism
Unit 2
Different Bhakti traditions: 25
Bhakti in Shakta tradition
Bhakti in Sufism
Bhakti in Sikh tradition
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Unit III
Bhakti Literature 25
Bhagavadgita w.s.r. to Bhaktiyoga
Bhagavata Purana w.s.r. to Xth skandha
Bhaktivardhini by Vallabhacharya
Paper II :
Unit I
Shastra literature on Bhakti 30
Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu (2nd and 3rd chapter)
Bhakti Ratnavali (1-3 virachanas )
Unit II
Stotra literature 30
Pandurangashtakam by Shankaracharya
Devyaparadhakshamapanastotram by Shankaracharya
Vyankateshastotram of Vedantadesika
Stotraratna by Yamunacharya
Bhairavastava by Abhinavagupta
Yamunashtaka by Vallabhacharya
Mukundamalastotram by Kulasekhara
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Unit III (Assignment) 40
1) Field visit to any temple/math/institution from Bhakti perspective and writing
a report. (Marks 20 )
2) Assignment on any stotra of minimum 20 verses from Bhakti point of view
(Marks 20)
Paper Pattern:
Paper I
Unit I: Essay ty pe question (two out of three) (50)
Unit II: Critical paragraphs (two out of three) (25)
Unit III: Critical paragraphs (two out of three) (25)
Paper II:
Unit I:
Write Paragraphs (two out of three) (30)
Unit II: Write Paragraphs (two out of three) (30)
Select Bibliography:
1. Bhakti and the Bhakti Movement: A New Perspective : a Study in the
History of Ideas, Krishna Sharma, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt.
Limited, 1987
2. John Stratton Hawley, A Storm of Songs, Harvard University Press
3. Bhakti and embodiment, Barbara A. Holdrege, Taylor and Francis,
Routledge
4. John stratton Hawley, Three Bhakti Voices - Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir
in Their Time and Ours, oxford university press, 2005
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5. Bhattacharya N N medivial bhakti movement in india sri caitnaya
quincentenarie commeration volume
6. The Bhaktirasām ṛtasindhu Of Rūpa Gosvāmin -Translated With
Introduction And Notes By David L. Haberman
7. The Embodiment of Bhakti By Karen Pechilis Prentiss, Oxford University Press, 199
8. Bhakti Poetry in Medieval India: Its Inception, Cultural Encounter and Impact By Neeti M. Sadarangani, Sarup and Sons, New Delhi