Year 2 Syllabus
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Indian Knowledge System +
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- Introduction to IKS:
- Overview and significance
- Classification framework
- Chaturdaśa-Vidyāsthāna
- Unique characteristics
- Vedic Corpus:
- The Four Vedas and divisions
- Vedāngas (auxiliary disciplines)
- Vedic way of life
- Philosophical Systems:
- Vedic schools of thought
- Non-Vedic philosophies
- Wisdom Literature:
- Purāṇic knowledge
- Itihāsa as wisdom source
- Rāmāyaṇa & Mahābhārata
- Niti-śāstras & Subhāṣitas
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- Linguistics:
- Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī
- Sanskrit phonetics
- Computational grammar
- Role in NLP
- Mathematics:
- Indian numeral system
- Unique representations
- Piṅgala's binary system
- Measurement Systems:
- Time measurement
- Distance metrics
- Weight standards
- Epistemology:
- Knowledge triangle
- Pramāṇa (valid knowledge)
- Prameya (knowable)
- Samśaya (doubt resolution)
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- Mathematical Traditions:
- Great mathematicians:
- Āryabhaṭa
- Brahmagupta
- Bhāskara
- Algebraic contributions
- Geometric innovations
- Combinatorics in Chandah-śāstra
- Astronomical Systems:
- Siddhāntic traditions
- Celestial coordinate systems
- Pañcāṅga (calendar)
- Observational Astronomy:
- Jantar Mantar observatories
- Astronomical instruments
- Āryabhaṭīya's contributions
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- Metallurgy:
- Ancient mining techniques
- Iron & steel production
- Lost-wax casting
- Metal extraction apparatus
- Civil Engineering:
- Water management systems
- Architectural marvels
- Construction techniques
- Applied Sciences:
- Dye technology
- Surgical methods (Śalya Tantra)
- Shipbuilding traditions
- Cultural Technologies:
- 64 Kalās (art forms)
- Literary sources of S&T
- Indigenous knowledge status
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