Week 1 :
1. Literary Sources of Ancient Indian Political thought
2. Nature of Hindu Political Thought
3. Idea of dharma
4. Idea of state and kingship
Week 2 :
5. Fundamental Concepts in Ancient Indian Political thought
6. Brahmanic tradition: Origin and features
7. Shramanic thought: Features
8. Principles of Syncretism in Hinduism and Islam
Week 3 :
9. Buddhism: Concept of Dhamma
10. Buddhist principles of statecraft
11. Origin of the State: State of Nature
12. Origin of the State: The Social Contract
Week 4 :
13. Theory of Kingship in Digha Nikaya
14. Political Philosophy in the Mahabharata
15. The Shantiparva: origin and Nature of state
16. Rajadharma In Shantiparva
Week 5 :
17. Dandaniti in Shantiparva
18. Politics Ethics and Good Governance in the Mahabharata
19. Manusmriti Introducing the text
20. Dharma in Manusmriti
Week 6 :
21. Rajdharma in Manusmriti
22. Principles of Government in Manusmriti
23. Manusmriti principles of social organization
24. Manusmriti code of laws
Week 7 :
25. Introducing Kabir
26. Kabir’s views on Socio-religious dogmas
27. Syncretism in Kabir’s Bijak : Universal humanism
28. Syncretism in Kabir’s Bijak : Monotheism and religious toleration
Week 8 :
29. Syncretism in Kabir’s Bijak : Economic inequalities, livelihood and property
30. Arthashastra: Introducing the text
31. Saptanga Theory of Kautilya
32. Kautilya's Dandaniti
Week 9 :
33. Kautilya: Diplomacy and Mandala theory
34. Kautilya: Principles of Foreign Policy
35. Arthashastra as a manual of good governance
36. Kautilya and Machiavelli : Comparison
Week 10 :
37. Medieval India: State, Society and Religion
38. Features of Islamic thought
39. The State during the Delhi Sultanate
40. Fatwa –i-Jahandari: Analysing the text
Week 11 :
41. Barani's ideas in Kingship
42. Barani: Bureaucracy, Law and Administration
43. The state during the Mughal rule
44. Abul Fazl: Kingship and Sovereignty
45. Abul Fazl: Social Organization
Week 12 :
46. Abul Fazl: Religion and State
47. Akbar’s ideas on justice and toleration
48. Abul Fazl: Administration and Governance
49. Idea of welfare State in Ancient India
50. Financial Administration in Ancient India.
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