Unit 1
Introduction to Indian culture; Understanding the cultural ethos of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; Amma’s life
and vision of holistic education.
Course Name | Computational Mechanics 2 |
Course Code | 23PHY114 |
Program | B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
Semester | 2 |
Credits | 3 |
Campus | Coimbatore , Amritapuri ,Faridabad , Bangaluru, Amaravati |
Introduction to Indian culture; Understanding the cultural ethos of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; Amma’s life
and vision of holistic education.
Goals of Life – Purusharthas; Introduction to Varnasrama Dharma; Law of Karma; Practices for Happiness.
Symbols of Indian Culture; Festivals of India; Living in Harmony with Nature; Relevance of Epics in Modern
Era; Lessons from Ramayana; Life and Work of Great Seers of India.
Course Objectives
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, students will be able to
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Be introduced to the cultural ethos of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, and Amma’s life and vision of holistic education |
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Understand the foundational concepts of Indian civilization like puru??rtha-s, law of karma and var???rama |
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Gain a positive appreciation of Indian culture, traditions, customs and practices |
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Imbibe spirit of living in harmony with nature, and principles and practices of Yoga |
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Get guidelines for healthy and happy living from the great spiritual masters |
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Evaluation Pattern
Assessment |
Internal/External |
Weightage (%) |
Periodical 1 (P1) |
Internal |
15 |
Periodical 2 (P2) |
Internal |
15 |
*Continuous Assessment (CA) |
Internal |
20 |
End Semester |
External |
50 |
*CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports.
Text Books / References
Cultural Education Resource Material Semester-1
The Eternal Truth (A compilation of Amma’s teachings on Indian Culture)
Eternal Values for a Changing Society. Swami Ranganathananda. BharatiyaVidyaBhavan.
Awaken Children (Dialogues with Mata Amritanandamayi) Volumes 1 to 9
My India, India Eternal. Swami Vivekananda. Ramakrishna Mission
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