Courses

A unique study abroad course that offers an authentic, transformative and enriching experience. This course is aimed at students of ... Read More

The integrated approach to yoga is a philosophy-based approach to the science and art of yoga, hailing from eastern roots ... Read More

Who am I, really? Why am I here?  Why do we suffer?  Is there any solution to the problem of ... Read More

To mainstream the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi towards developing a new and enabling perspective from Hindu philosophical tradition to make ... Read More

An exploration of Hindu thought, particularly those elements which are relevant from a conflict resolution perspective ... Read More

As a mode of knowing, history has acquired unparalleled prestige. We now think that to know when, where and under ... Read More

The intellectual movement known as historicism dominated the nineteenth century. At its simplest, it is the view that history is ... Read More

This two-part survey course provides an overview of dharma literature from ancient and medieval texts of the Hindu tradition. The ... Read More

This is the second course in a two-part survey course that provides an overview of dharma literature from the Hindu ... Read More

The integrated approach to yoga is more than just a physical practice. It is a philosophy-based approach to viewing oneself ... Read More

To demonstrate how human rights concept and policy could be found in Hindu philosophy, and also how such a linkage ... Read More

To explore methods to bridge the chasm between the practice of international politics and universal moral principles ... Read More

The Bhagavadgita is a moksa-sastra, a sacred text that reveals the vision of the Upanisads. In that vision one is, ... Read More

An overview of conflict resolution and peace studies with a focus on the major theories and their application to contemporary ... Read More

Vedic texts constitute the foundation of the worldview and way of life that informs Hindu life and culture. The vast ... Read More

Epistemology is an important subject of study across several śāstras in the Indic knowledge tradition, in both Vedic and non-Vedic ... Read More

In the Hindu knowledge traditions, the science of interpreting various Vedic injunctions and aphorisms, and methods of reconciling apparently conflicting ... Read More

The key features of the Navya-nyāya system of thought as it evolved in time to become the main pramāṇa-śāstra (loosely ... Read More

Two distinct systems of classification of world phenomena, i.e. ontologies have emerged from the Vedic thought called Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika ... Read More

In postcolonial scholarship, Edward Said’s work Orientalism can be considered a landmark text. This course helps students understand what Said ... Read More