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SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY : TIRUPATI

B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN INDIAN CULTURE

SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CBCS

INDIAN ETHICS – II

SEMESTER - II - W.E.F. 2015-16

UNIT – I

Varna and Caste System – Ashrama Dharmas – Purusharthas – Samskaras.

UNIT – II

Definition of Dharma - Introduction to Dharmasastra Literature – Manu Dharmasastra

– Gautama Dharmasastra.

UNIT – III

Definition of Niti – Introduction to Nitisastra Literature – Sukraniti – Viduraniti –

Chanakyaniti.

UNIT – IV

Ethics of Dharma – Svadharma – Freedom and Necessity – Nishkama Karma – Law

of Karma.

UNIT – V

Dharma in the Bhagavadgita – Karma, Jnana and Bhakti Yogas in Bhagavadgita – Dharma in the Epics.

BOOKS FOR REFERENCE

1. Sivaswamy Aiyyangar - Hindu Morals and Ethics

2. Radha Krishanan. S - Indian Philosophy Vol. I & II

3. Hiriyanna. M - The Path of perfection

4. Balbir Singh - Principles of Ethics

5. Mackenzie J.S - A Manual of Ethics

6. Panikkar K.M - Essential Features of Indian Culture

Prof. N. Krishna Reddy

BOS Chairman

Dept. of AIHC & Archaeology