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Summary Number of Sessions: 30 Resource Person: Mr. Hemant Rajopadhye Medium: English About the course Mention Sanskrit today and you immediately think of tables to memorize blindly or religious verses. But did you know it is a language of scandal, of comedy, of romance, of cunning statecraft, of suspense and intrigue, of stories of kings and of moral […]
Summary Number of Sessions: 18 (12 sessions for Brahmi and 6 sessions for Kharoshti) Resource Person: Mr. Raamesh G.R. Medium: English About the lectures: Brahmi and Kharoshti scripts can be counted as two of the ancient scripts in the world. The Brahmi script was used in a vast area of the Indian subcontinent. With time, the script […]
Summary What exactly is Rock art? Is it a piece of art, a social message, a cultural niche, a piece of ulity, a way to mark sites having potential for hunting or something else? Whatever it may be, today they serve as an important window to get into the mindset of ancient hominins. These lectures […]
Summary Number of Sessions: 5 Resource Person: Prachi Maya Gajanan Medium: English and Hindi About the course Adivasi is a socio-political construct, and ‘music’ is generally understood as an art. The blend of these two terms; that is Adivasi Music becomes a bewildering phenomenon. However, it is observed that the state and the society both often use […]
Summary The history of Indian literature is the history of atleast 3000 years expressed through speech and writing. They are divided into two traditions: shruti and smriti. Texts like the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aryankas, and the Upanishads are a part of this tradition. The Upanishads are considered to be the last section of these […]
Summary A two-session workshop for kids between the age of 8 and 15 years to understand the basic functioning of the a periodic table. Instructor: Dr. Ajita Deshmukh and Dr. Juliet Miranda Description: 1. Basic Elements of the Periodic Table 2. Gaming Session with the participants About the Instructors: Dr. Ajita Deshmkh is a passionate […]
Summary East Asia includes the countries of China, Japan and Korea. Their history is quite prominent within the field of Asian Studies. Right from the time of Peking Man, these areas have been inhabited. East Asia has been home to many early cities, states and civilizations. In these ten days, learn what happened in East […]
Summary A Ten part lecture course designed to acquaint students and the curious about the glorious geological history of the Indian sub-continent. Instructor – Dr. Raymond A Duraiswamy, Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University Medium – English Description 1 – Geology – The language of Mother Earth Introduction to the uniqueness of the Earth System The […]