Indian art and culture / Religion and philosophy
Centres of learning and education
Concepts to cover
- Nalanda (Kumaragupta, Hiuen Tsang, I-tsing), Vikramashila and Odantapuri (Palas), Somapura, Valabhi, Taxila as ancient centres
- Gurukula and agrahara, ghatikas attached to temples (Kanchi), Sharada Peeth in Kashmir, Ujjain and Varanasi, temple colleges of the Cholas (Ennayiram)
- Madrasas and maktabs under the Sultanate and Mughals (Firuz Shah's madrasa, Mahmud Gawan's Bidar madrasa, Akbar's curriculum reform)
- Transmission of Buddhism and Indian learning to China, Tibet and South-east Asia; Indian numerals to the Arab world; Sanskrit inscriptions of Southeast Asia
Where to study
India’s Ancient Past · R. S. Sharma
- ch. 25 and 30
- ch. 25
- ch. 30
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 4
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 24
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims
- ch. 9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims, Nalanda: A unique centre of Buddhist learning, p. 8 (printed 98)
- ch. 9 Traders, Kings and Pilgrims, The spread of Buddhism; The quest of the pilgrims; Pilgrims, pp. 5-8 (printed 95-98)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture
- ch. 6 Temple Architecture and Sculpture, Buddhist and Jain Architectural Developments (Nalanda University), pp. 24-26 (printed 91-93)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 7 The Guptas, Nalanda University, pp. 121-122 (printed 117-118)
- Lesson 4 Emergence of State and Empire, 4.3 Persian and Macedonian Invasions; 4.4 Alexander's Invasion (Taxila), pp. 65-67 (printed 61-63)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, Monasteries and Mutts; Growing Popularity of Sanskrit (ghatikas at Kanchi), p. 153 (printed 149)
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, Education (education under Harsha), p. 134 (printed 130)
- Lesson 10 Advent of Arabs and Turks, Education (maktab and madrasa; Firoz Tughlaq's madrasa; Sikandar Lodi), p. 181 (printed 177)
- Lesson 7 The Guptas, Nalanda University; Gupta Sciences (Nalanda's revival with South-east Asian countries; the decimal system), p. 122 (printed 118)
UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List
- Cultural properties: Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (2016)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text
- Lesson 12 Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms, 12.1 Bahmani Kingdom (Mahmud Gawan's madrasa at Bidar), pp. 7-9 (printed 3-5)