Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Indian Knowledge Systems in Modern India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: Foundations of Indian Knowledge Systems and the Transition to Modernity

• 1 Concept and Scope of IKS, Pre-colonial Knowledge Traditions
• 2 Encounter with Colonial Modernity, Education systems (gurukuls, madarasas, pathshalas), Orientalist and Utilitarian perspectives, transformation of knowledge hierarchies and institutions
• 3 Colonial Impact on Indigenous Knowledge (c. 1757–1947)

Module 2: Education, Language, and Knowledge Policies in Colonial India

• 1 Macaulay’s Minute, English education, and curriculum reforms, Decline of indigenous schooling and scholarly traditions
• 2 Environmental Dimensions, Disruption of artisanal and craft knowledge, Forest laws, agrarian policies, and pastoral knowledge systems
• 3 Knowledge Extraction and Appropriation, Nationalist Responses and Knowledge Revival; Reform, Science, and Indigenous Traditions

Text Books

• 1 Avadhesh K. Singh & Kapil Kapoor (eds.), Indian Knowledge Systems, 2 vols., DK Print world, New Delhi, 2005.
• 2 Awasthi Dr. Shashikant, Indian Knowledge Systems - A Comprehensive Analysis of Various Contexts, Shashwat Publication, 2024.
• 3 David Arnold, Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
• 4 Krishna Kumar Sahu, Indian Knowledge System In National Education Policy 2020, Evincepub Publishing, 2025.

Reference Books

• 1 Singh, Avadhesh & Kapoor Kapil (eds.), Indian Knowledge Systems, 2 vols. New Delhi: DK Printworld, 2005.
• 2 Mahadevan B., Bhat Vinayak Rajat & Nagendrapavana R. N., Introduction to Indian Knowledge System, New Delhi: PHI Learning, 2022.
• 3 Indian Knowledge System in National Education Policy 2020, Evincepub Publishing, New Delhi, 2023.
• 4 Shashikant Dr. Awasthi, Various Contexts of Indian Knowledge Systems, Chhatarpur: Shashwat Publications, 2024.
• 5 Iyer Uma, Madhu Sharan, Avani Maniar & Rachana Bhangaokar, Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS): A Family and Community Sciences Perspective, Jaipur: Kaav Publications, 2023.
• 6 Mohalik Ramakanta, Harihara Nag, Priyank Kumar Shivam & Anasuya Adhikari, Indian Ethos and Knowledge Systems, New Delhi: Kunal Books, 2024.
• 7 Anthropological Survey of India (ed.), Traditional Knowledge in Indian Society, Kolkata, Anthropological Survey of India, 2012.
• 8 India, Anthropological Survey of (ed.), Genealogical Records and Traditional Knowledge System: Study in Four Sacred Centres of India, New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House, 2015.
• 9 Agrawal D. P., Manikant Shah & Sameer Jamal (eds.), Traditional Knowledge Systems and Archaeology with Special Reference to Uttarakhand, New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2007.
• 10 Anwesha Borthakur & Pardeep Singh (eds.), The Resilience of Traditional Knowledge Systems for a Sustainable Future, Cham: Springer Nature, 2024.
• 11 Sharma Saroj, Bal Krishna Rai & Sunita Joshi Kathuria (eds.), Scientific Basis of Indian Knowledge System, Shipra Publications, Delhi, 2023.