INTEGRATINGMIND,BODYANDHEART

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
FOUR YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
(CourseseffectivefromAcademicYear201314)

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IntegratingMind,BodyandHeart

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IntegratingMind,BodyandHeart
SemesterI ThePhilosophicalUnderpinningsofthisProgrammeofStudy Thisisapracticeorientedprogrammeofstudy.Itsmainthemereflectsanefforttokindlea valueorientedandholisticthoughtprocessintheconsciousnessofthestudentthatwilllead hertoabetterrealizationandappreciationofthefactthatthereshouldbeharmonybetween whatonethinks,whatonefeelsandwhatonecreatesorpresentsexternally.Inotherwords, thecoursewillfosteravaluesystemthatreliesonactionsstemminginharmonywithaninner valuesystem. ThePedagogicalPrescriptions Thepracticeinvolvedrequiresstudentstotakecognizanceofsomedefiningepisodesinthelife ofMahatmaGandhifromhisschoolyearstotheendofhislifeandtoexaminehowhe managedtocreateabalanceandharmonybetweenhisactionsandthoughtsandhis conscience.Thestudentwillbeaskedtoseekincidentsandepisodesinherownlifeandworld thatresembletheseincidentsandepisodesfromGandhislifeandshewillhavetostudyher ownresponses(ortheresponsesandactionsofthepersonagesinvolved)incomparisonwith theresponsesofGandhitotheextentpossible.Thestudentwilladditionallybeaskedto maintainadiarywhichshallrecordanyepisodesthathappeninherlifeandwhichbearsome resemblancetothechosenepisodesfromGandhislifeforacomparativestudy.Thestudent willbefurtheraskedtoenlargethisstudytoepisodesfromhistoryinthelivesofgreat individualsandalsofromliteraturethatmayevenbeintherealmoffiction.Shewillalsobe exposedtofilmsanddocumentariesaswellasvisitstospotsinDelhiconnectedwiththelifeof MahatmaGandhi. Objective Toinstilltheprinciplesofnonviolenceandtruthineachstudentthroughcreatingawareness aboutMahatmaGandhispracticeofthesebeliefsinhisownlife. Content TheepisodeschosenfromGandhislifecanbebroadlydividedintothreephasesofhislife: ChildhoodandearlylifeinKathiawarandPorbandar LifeasastudentinEngland EvolutiontowardsMahatmahoodinSouthAfrica

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Theepisodeschosenare: TheimpactoftheplaySatyavadiRajaHarishChandra. Confessingtohisfatherafterhavingstolengold. Refusaltocheatinaschooltestinspiteofthepromptingsofhisclassteacher. AdherenceinEnglandtothevowsgiventohismother. Theselfgenerateddisciplineinhislifeasastudentintermsofstudy,simplelivingand otherhabits. HisexperiencesofracialdiscriminationuponarrivalinSouthAfrica(train;stagecoach; hotel)andhisreactions. HisflourishingpracticeasalawyerinSouthAfricathroughhisadoptionofhonestyasa policystemmingfrombelief. Hiscompassionateapproachtowardsotherhumanbeingsinpubliclifeandinhis approachtonursingtheillandeventhewounded. DiscoveringhismissioninlifethroughreadingRuskinsUntoThisLast. Theuseofhishandsandhisideasandbeliefsintherealmofeducationandmedicine.

Reference Gandhi,MK.MyExperimentsWithTruth;NavjivanMudranalaya,Ahemdabad