India Heritage Module
The India Heritage Module is designed to acquaint the student with the Indian cultural ethos, and enable him/her to appreciate Iandian Classical Music in that context. The module covers the following topics.
About India
- Geography and demographics
- Languages
- Historical perspective of the Indian socio-political systems
- Religions in India
- Festivals in India
- Indian mythology and some parallels with Greek mythology
Philosophical Scriptures and Disciplines from Ancient India
- Vedas, Upanishads
- Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
Main Performing Art Forms in India
Music
- Hindustani Classical
- Dhrupad
- Khayal
- Semi-classical (Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, etc.)
- Devotional
- Karnatak Classical Music
- Folk Music of different regions in India
- Popular Music (Film Music, Pop Music, etc.)
- A comparison of Indian genres of Music with Western Classical Music
Dance
- Classical Dance Forms
- Kathak
- Bharat Natyam
- Odyssi
- Kuchipudi
- Kathakali
- Folk Dance forms from various regions
- Modern Indian Dance Forms