Certificate Course in Ancient Indian Arts and Science

The University of Mumbai offers Certificate Course in Ancient Indian Arts and Science to its students. The course structure for it is as follows:

SECTION I (Ancient Indian Arts)

Module I

Stupas and Monasteries : Rock-cut and Structural.

Temples:

Structural: 4 Schools or modes of towers / wooden temple / Jain Temples

Rock-cut:

Buddhist Chaityagriha / Brahmanical Temples / Jain Tamples.

Secular

Defence Architecture : Forts: Deogiri, Bhameri, Arthashastra. Water Structures: Pushkarani, Vapi, Gomukha, etc. Town planning: Dholavira, Taxila and Vijayanagara. Samaranganasutradhara and Arthashastra Industrial

Structures

Kuntasi

Module II

Sculptures:

sculptures Terracotta
sculptures Metal
sculptures Stone

Module III

Paintings

paintings Rock-cut Paintings
paintings Paintings on Pottery
paintings Murals

Module IV

Craft

craft Everyday Art
craft Jewelry
craft Textile
craft Woodcraft
craft Pottery

SECTION II (Ancient Indian Sciences)

Topics

ancient indian sciences Astronomy

ancient indian sciences Ayurveda

ancient indian sciences Mathematics

ancient indian sciences Rasavidya

ancient indian sciences Krushividya

Field Visits

Nasik : Sinnar, Pandavalena, Chambharalena, Anjaneri.

Aurangabad : Ajanta, Ellora, Aurangabad, Lonad.Kanheri.

Museum Visits

Mumbai : Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastusangrahalaya, Bhau Daji Lad Museum.

Pune : Raja Kelkar Museum, Mahatma Phule Museum.