Major elective · Philosophy · Semester 6 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours
Module 1: Introduction and Background of Modern India
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a
Historical and cultural overview of colonial India
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b
Contemporary Indian Philosophy and its nature
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c
Comparison with the Western thought
Module 2: Religion, God and Spirituality
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a
Swami Vivekananda: Universal Religion and Practical Vedanta.
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b
Sri Aurobindo: Religion, Spirituality and Supermind.
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c
Mohd. Iqbal: Self, God and Superman.
Module 3: Social and Political Thinkers
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a
Mahatma Phule: Critique of caste system, Status of women and Satyashodak Samaj
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b
M. N. Roy: Critique of Marxism, Radical Humanism
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c
B. R. Ambedkar: Annihilation of caste,
Module 4: Modern Indian Philosophy
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a
M. K. Gandhi: Sarvodya, Satyagraha and Critique of Modernity
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b
Krishnamurti: Conception of Thought, Analysis of self, truth as a pathless land.
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c
Vandana Shiva: Ecofeminism, critique of anthropocentrism.
Reference Books
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1
Gandhi, M. K. (2005). Hind Swaraj. Cambridge University Press.
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2
Krishnamurti, J. (1975). The first and last freedom. HarperCollins.
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3
Shiva, V. (2016). Staying alive: Women, ecology, and development. North Atlantic Book
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4
Ambedkar, B. R. (2014). Annihilation of caste. Navayana.
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5
Phule, M. (2004). Thoughts on education. Penguin Books India.
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6
Roy, M. N. (2004). Selected works of M. N. Roy. Oxford University Press.
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7
Rodrigues, V. (Ed.). (2002). The essential writings of B. R. Ambedkar. Oxford University Press
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8
Iqbal, M. (2010). The reconstruction of religious thought in Islam. Oxford University Press.
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9
Sri Aurobindo. (1990). The life divine. Lotus Press.
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10
Vivekananda, S. (2015). The complete works of Swami Vivekananda. Advaita Ashrama
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11
Dasgupta, S. (2016). A history of Indian philosophy, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press.
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12
Gandhi, R. (2007). The Penguin history of modern India: From the decline of the Mughal empire to the present. Penguin Books.
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13
Guha, R. (2007). India after Gandhi: The history of the world's largest democracy. Harper Perennial.
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14
Hamilton, S. (2014). Indian philosophy: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press
