It is meant for both teenagers, parents and grandparents, together or separately and will focus on exploring the spirit of Bharatam with an intent to stimulate meaningful conversation about Bharata civilization between teenagers and their parents.

This series of courses is designed to take discussion and contemplation from beyond the course window, into the portals of home, family and society.

Bharata Contributions To The World can be listed from two mutually independent, but naturally supplementing perspectives.

One way is to list them from the perspective of Matter, which explores the contributions of Bharatam to the world so as to have shaped the material progress of humanity.

The other perspective, Bharata Contributions To The World In The Realm Of Mind, explores the contributions which have influenced Human thought, sciences, and spirituality through time.

Both these perspectives and courses modelled after them, investigate the question – “Are Bharata ideas obsolete? Or do they have contemporary relevance?”

COURSE DESIGN

These courses are open to all, from teens to grandparents, from students to professionals to academicians to homemakers to cultural enthusiasts as well as retirees.

Bharata Contributions To The World - In The Realm Of Mind has been designed to be delivered in 2 parts.

Part A – Sciences and Arts

This part will focus on concepts and practices from Bharatam which went on to influence and revolutionize the development of world thought as well as practice in the fields of Sciences and Arts.

Part B – Living and Lifestyle

In this part, focus will be on how the Bharata civilization has laid stress on balance and has provided thought leadership to the world and steered it, especially in the areas of how to lead a balanced life. How has this been undermined and how can the thought leadership status be regained?

Why did everyone, seemingly the world over, seek out the Bharata civilization and for what?

Over these 2 parts of 10 sessions each, where each part spans a quarter, these courses will cover a variety of areas of inquiry, discoveries, inventions and sustained advancements that have characterized the Bharata civilization for millennia.

Each part is independent of the other and can be taken in any sequence.

Invite you to join these courses to relish and imbibe the Bharata mindset of seeking, relishing and sharing knowledge.

This course is part of a Certificate Program of the University and 12 credits will be awarded on successful completion of the program. Click here to know more about the Credits and the 8 quarters / 2 year Certificate Program in Bharata Civilizational Studies of which this course is a part.

It can also be taken as a standalone course, in which case, participants will get a Course Completion document with course grade at the end of this course.

Being a credit course, this course can be taken by students to satisfy their academic goals.

For those in active professions, this course will open their minds to a larger perspective of development of lifestyle and the way of living.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This course, titled “Bharata Contributions To The World – In the Realm Of Mind – Sciences and Arts”, comes in the comes in the Bharata Controbutions To The World series and will prepare the participants to discover What were the aspects in Sciences and Arts that the Bharata Civilization has shared with the world and what was the impact of this knowledgeshare?

In this course, students will

1. Learn of the knowledge that the Bharata civilization has shared with the world.
2. Gain a more wholistic perspective of world history and history of Sciences.
3. Discover how civilizations influence each other over time.
4. Discern the cohesiveness with which mind and matter have been integrated in Bharata thought and knowledgebase.
5. Discover the Bharata ethos and perspective of approaching Science.
6. Develop the confidence to further explore the knowledgebase and literature of Bharatam for inspiration and innovations.

During these courses, students will acquire newfound confidence from the dawning of a recognition that the Bharata Civilization has been quite different from what our received knowledge has led us to believe and renew their trust in the Bharata worldview and way of life, that has been so sustainable and successful for so long.

CLASS STRUCTURE

The Course has been designed as 10 online sessions of 100 minutes each that go to build up the picture successively.

Course will be covered with 1 online session per week on days and at timings mentioned above.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE?