Exploring “Northeast Bharat” as a conceptual entity, probing “why Hinduism couldn’t unfold within the hills whereas Christianity and Islam did”, and case research on the Manipur conflict — these matters can be a part of the syllabus of the brand new Grasp’s programme on the Particular Centre for the Examine of North East India (SCSNEI) within the Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU), The Indian Categorical has learnt.
The proposal was mentioned and authorised in a particular committee assembly of SCSNEI on September 29.
Structured as a two-year course with 80 credit, the Grasp of Arts in Northeast India and Space Research aligns with the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2020. In line with the proposal, it goals “to generate pursuits and allow college students to have a deeper and holistic understanding of Northeast India and its neighbouring areas in each historic and modern instances” protecting domains comparable to “historical past, geography, society, tradition, polity, financial system, growth, and ecology”.
The syllabus doc lists “Discipline Archeology and Prehistory of Northeastern Area of Bharat and Close by” within the first semester of the course, it’s learnt. “…This course covers the prehistoric interval’s cultural growth in addition to the character of prehistoric archaeology as a discipline of research in northeast area of Bharat and its close by areas,” the doc says.
Explaining the utilization of the time period “Bharat”, it provides, “Northeast Bharat as a conceptual entity is portrayed with the intention to denote a complete unit which characterises the area on the premise of its composite tradition, not limiting it to set political and geographical boundaries, therefore the time period ‘Bharat’ is used because the mentioned area is extra of a cultural in nature than a political entity”.
The case research on Manipur disaster is a part of the non-compulsory programs within the third semester underneath the titles “Improvement, Peace and Safety with Reference to North East India” and “Insurgency and Improvement”. Case research on “Maoist motion and the query of land reforms, and anti-foreigner motion of Assam” are additionally included on this record.
In line with the doc, the syllabus pays vital consideration to the unfold of varied religions within the area. The proposal states that “the panorama and ecology of faith” can be coated underneath the title “Faith and Society in North East India”. It’s going to give attention to the unfold of main religions in numerous “landscapes”. It’s going to additionally “probe… why Hinduism couldn’t unfold within the hills whereas Christianity and Islam did”.
The unit “Caste, Tribe, and Ethnicity” will look at the “Hindu technique of tribal absorption”, thus elaborating on the intersection of Hinduism and tribal cultures through the years within the northeast area.
In one more phase on faith and the inter-group relationship of the area, the scholars can be engaged with questions comparable to “can Hinduism exist with out caste; or can Islam and Christianity exist with out native tradition”.
“Whereas discussing such points, the unit can even try to know the emergence of Protestant teams, primarily the Revivalists, and the way they revitalised social teams and their ideologies,” the doc added.
As well as, the syllabus additionally provides teachings on faith and iconography, Vaishnavism, Shaivism, types of Vishnu, Buddhism, Jainism, language and literary types, nature and ecology, amongst others.
