Genesis IKS | MOOC on Indian Knowledge System | Dr.Roli Pradhan | NITTTR Bhopal — Transcript

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1. 0:00[Music]
2. 0:09I welcome you into this course on Indian
3. 0:11knowledge system we would be looking at
4. 0:14the various aspects of Indian knowledge
5. 0:17system so let us begin with the first
6. 0:20one we would be talking about Genesis of
7. 0:22bhara knowledge system in this segment
8. 0:25the learner would be able to identify
9. 0:27the rich Legacy behind the ancient
10. 0:30Indian system ancient India known for
11. 0:33its Rich history and diverse cultures
12. 0:36encompasses the Indian subcontinent
13. 0:38including present day India Pakistan
14. 0:41Bangladesh and parts of
15. 0:44Afghanistan overview of ancient India
16. 0:47here we would be talking about the Indus
17. 0:49Valley Civilization Vic period Moran
18. 0:51Empire and Gupta
19. 0:54Empire so we talk about the geographical
20. 0:58boundaries so here on the screen we have
21. 1:01the map of ancient
22. 1:03India the key geographical features
23. 1:06depicted through the map are Himalayas
24. 1:08to the North Indian Ocean to the South T
25. 1:11desert to the west and Bay of Bengal to
26. 1:13the
27. 1:14east the major rivers are indas Ganges
28. 1:18and
29. 1:19Saraswati regions covered modern day
30. 1:22Pakistan and Northwest India the key
31. 1:25cities of that time are haraa and
32. 1:28madaro they are primarily known for the
33. 1:32advanced urban planning the trade
34. 1:34connections with
35. 1:36Mesopotamia the prime areas of
36. 1:38settlement were the gantic plain and
37. 1:40Punjab region they have had a major
38. 1:43influence on the local culture the
39. 1:46introduction of vas was done in this
40. 1:49particular age formation of early social
41. 1:52structure and kingdoms also was a part
42. 1:55of this
43. 1:56age Mahajan padas were a prime Fe teach
44. 2:0016 great kingdoms developed magad Raja
45. 2:06kosal svasti aanti
46. 2:10oen political and cultural
47. 2:13significance a prime rise of urban
48. 2:16centers was a unique feature the
49. 2:18development of political systems and
50. 2:20philosophies was a key feature of these
51. 2:24kingdoms now let us have a look at the
52. 2:26Moran Empire the expansion and bound
53. 2:30boundaries occupied primarily the whole
54. 2:33of
55. 2:34India there was a major expansion under
56. 2:37Chandra gupt Moria and Ashok from the
57. 2:40Himalayas to the southern Peninsular
58. 2:42region the whole kingdom was laid from
59. 2:46the Eastern Bengal to Western
60. 2:48Afghanistan and baluchistan was the
61. 2:52spread influence on neighboring regions
62. 2:55major influence was not only all over
63. 2:58India but with other for foreign
64. 3:00countries as well diplomatic and trade
65. 3:02relations with Persia and helenistic
66. 3:05kingdoms spread of Buddhism took place
67. 3:08under
68. 3:10Ashoka for the Gupta
69. 3:13Empire the Golden Age boundaries this
70. 3:16was the term that was given the whole
71. 3:18extent of India was covered from the
72. 3:20northern and Central India to parts of
73. 3:23eastern and western India comparison
74. 3:26with previous Empires this particular
75. 3:29kingd was known for its art science and
76. 3:32literature growth stability and economic
77. 3:35Prosperity was a Prime Focus of this
78. 3:37particular
79. 3:39period let us have a glimpse of the
80. 3:41sudden dynasties as
81. 3:43well satavahanas
82. 3:46cholas pandas
83. 3:49cheras there was enormous influence of
84. 3:52these kingdoms on trade and
85. 3:54commerce rapid and major connections
86. 3:57were established within and outside
87. 3:59India
88. 4:00extensive Maritime trade with Southeast
89. 4:04Asian and Roman Empire was a key feature
90. 4:07Rich cultural heritage and Temple
91. 4:10architecture was also a unique feature
92. 4:12of these
93. 4:14dynasties control over the Indian Ocean
94. 4:17trade routs was a major feature of the
95. 4:20maritime
96. 4:21boundaries influences of this are seen
97. 4:24in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia as well
98. 4:28let us have a glimpse of the external
99. 4:31influences external relations were
100. 4:34established with Persia Greece and
101. 4:37China cultural exchanges and helenistic
102. 4:40influence have been a part of all the
103. 4:44texts yes we've been talking about and
104. 4:47hearing the trade routs silk route
105. 4:50connecting India with China and Central
106. 4:53Asia this was the trade route many time
107. 4:56Roots linking India with the Roman
108. 4:59Empire and Southeast Asia have also been
109. 5:02a part of the text so here in this
110. 5:05particular segment we have seen the
111. 5:07frontiers of ancient India we have seen
112. 5:11how these boundaries shape the culture
113. 5:13and political landscape of the region
114. 5:16leaving a lasting Legacy on subsequent
115. 5:19civilizations so thank you so much for
116. 5:22watching this particular segment
117. 5:25[Music]