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Art: Architecture, Music, Iconography, Painting, Dance, Drama, Theatre Performance and Sculpture

Hinduism in Global Context : Nepal, Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, Mauritius, Africa and the Caribbean.

History and Geography: Religious Developments in Hindu Kingdoms and Empires. Epigraphy, Numismatics, Flora and Fauna, Mountains, Rivers and other pertinent data.

Language and Literature: Texts and commentaries in Sanskrit and in different Indian Languages, Folk Literature, Myths, Legends and Journals.

Philosophy : Metaphysics, Psychology, Ethics, Six Systems of Indian Philosophy, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Thought, Tantra, Saiva Siddhanta and Contemporary Hindu Thought

Polity and Indic Religions: Political Institutions, Judicial Systems, Economics, Law and Order, Military History and Weapons.

Religion and Spirituality: Scriptures, Saiti, Smrti, Purana, Itihasa, Sutra, Bhasya, Sastra, Gods and Goddesses, Saints, Mystics and Teachers , Rites and Ceremonies, Vaisnavism, Saivism and Saktism, Holy Places, Sectarian Movements, Puranas, Temples, Sacraments and Modern Developments.

Science and Indic Religions: Ayurveda, Astronomy, Mathematics, Cosmonomy, Chemistry, and other relevant disciplines.

Social Institutions and Movements: Education, Varnasrama Dharma, Jdti, Tribes and their Customs, Sports and Pastimes, Feasts, Fasts and Festivals, Diet, Dress and Cosmetics.

Spiritual Disciplines: Karmayoga, Bhaktiyoga, Jyanayoga, Hathayoga and Tantra.

Scholarship on Indic Religions: Ideological, Theosophical and Commentorial Tradition, Oral Tradition, Philological Studies, Sociological, Introspective, Mystical and Comparative Studies.

Role of Hindu Women: Full coverage of issues related to the important role played by women in cherishing, maintaining, and transmitting Hindu heritage.





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