SPORTS JOURNALISM

Semester: V
Sub Code: BAJ T 504
Credits: 2
Hours/ Wk: 2
Total Hrs: 30
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1 (15 hours)
Pre-historic India, Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), The Aryan Problem, Vedic culture (VC), connections between IVC and VC. Vedic literature: Samhita, Brahmana, Upanisad and Sütra. Dating the Vedas.

Chapter 2 (15 hours)
Agamas and Tantras. Epics and Puranas. Period of Mahavira and Buddha. Ancient geography. Aryavarta and Daksinapatha. Classical Sanskrta. Cultural artefacts, Arts and Science in Sanskrta.

Text books:
1. The Vedic Age. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
2. Indian Inheritance. Vol. II. Culture, Art and History. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

Reference Books:
1. Ramaswami Sastry K S : Hindu Culture (S Ganesan, Publisher, Triplicane, Madras, 1922)
2. A Kendra Worker : Indian Culture (Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, 1995)
3. Sri Aurobindo : The Foundations of Indian Culture Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, 1995)
4. Vivekananda Kendra, Madras : Indian Culture
5. Swami Harshananda : An Introduction to Hindu Culture (Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore, 1999)
6. S R Sharma : Ancient Indian History & Culture (Hind Kitabs Ltd, Bombay, 1947)