Indian Heritage and culture syllabus:
1. Art forms
2. Literature
3. Architecture
the salient features of all the above three topics should be covered from ancient to modern period.
Previous Questions:
2013
Q.1. Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. comment
Q.2.
(a) Discuss the tandava dance as recorded in early Indian inscriptions.
(b) Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.
2014
Q.1.To what extent Urban planning and culture of Indus Valley civilization provided inputs to the present day Urbanization? Disuss.
Q.2. Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks.Explain.
Q.3. Taxila University was one of the oldest universities of the world which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish , but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern Sense. Discuss.
2015
Q.1. The ancient civilization in Indian sub-continent differed from those of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without a breakdown to the present day. Comment.
Q.2. Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also fine aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment.
1. Art forms
2. Literature
3. Architecture
the salient features of all the above three topics should be covered from ancient to modern period.
Previous Questions:
2013
Q.1. Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. comment
Q.2.
(a) Discuss the tandava dance as recorded in early Indian inscriptions.
(b) Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.
2014
Q.1.To what extent Urban planning and culture of Indus Valley civilization provided inputs to the present day Urbanization? Disuss.
Q.2. Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks.Explain.
Q.3. Taxila University was one of the oldest universities of the world which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish , but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern Sense. Discuss.
2015
Q.1. The ancient civilization in Indian sub-continent differed from those of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without a breakdown to the present day. Comment.
Q.2. Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also fine aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment.