FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & RELIGIOUS STUDIES SYLLABUS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE IN GURU NANAK STUDIES Examinations: 2016 17 GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRITSAR Note: (i) Copy rights are reserved. Nobody is allowed to print it in any form. Defaulters will be prosecuted. (ii) Subject to change in the syllabi at any time. Please visit the University website time to time.
1 INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE (Odd Semester) GNL-051 : Applied Ethics GNL-052 : Guru Nanak Dev: Life and Teachings (Even Semester) GNL-053 : Philosophy: Indian and Western GNL-054 : Understanding Religion in the Modern Times
2 GNL 051: APPLIED ETHICS 1. Applied Ethics : Nature and Scope 2. Moral Dilemmas 3. Personal Relationship and Ethical Concerns I 1. Educational Ethics 2. Business Ethics 3. Media Ethics 1. Environmental Ethics 2. Bio-Ethics 3. Computer Technology and Ethical Concerns Hindi Books: 1. vkh t/d gqekp towk, BhfsPk;sq e/ w{b f;xks, nbkjhv gpfbpoi, gqkjht/n fbfwn/v, fdzbh, 1977H
3 GNL 052: GURU NANAK DEV: LIFE AND TEACHINGS 1. Early Life and Contemporary Milieu. 2. Four Travels and their Impact. 3. Major Compositions: An Introduction. 1. God. 2. Man. 3. World. 1. Truthful living. 2. Gender Equality. 3. Human Rights. I English Books: 1. Dr. Madanjit Kaur, Guru Nanak and His Teachings, G.N.D.U, Amritsar, 1989. 2. H.L. Agnihotri, R.Chand, Guru Nanak Dev: His Life and Bani, Gopal Park, Hisar, 1996. 3. Teja Singh, Guru Nanak and His Mission, S.G.P.C, Amritsar, 1959. 4. Trilochan Singh, Brief Life Sketch of Guru Nanak, Delhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. 5. Wazir Singh, Aspect of Guru Nanak's Philosophy, Lahore Book Shop, Ludhiana, 1969. Hindi Books: 1. jfotzp f;zx, Po[sheKs Powk, r[o{ BkBe sek f;zy Xow ek T[FZXs, gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk, 1971H 2. fwpq, i:okw, r[o{ BkBe d/t L ihtb n"o dopb, b'egkosh, fjbkjkpkd, 1972H 3. i'x f;zx, jfogib f;zx, r[o{ BkBe tkdfh, B?PBb p[e Nq;N, 1971H Punjabi Books: 1. vkh osb f;zx izrh, r[o{ BkBe ihtb ns/ ftnefsst, gzikph ;kfjs ;Gk, fdzbh, 1974H 2. vkh ;[fozdo f;zx e'jbh, r[o{ BkBe ^ ihtb, dopb ns/ ekft^ebk, gzikp :{Bhtof;Nh, uzvhrvq, 1969H 3. vkh jopz; f;zx, r[o{ BkBe d/t ih dh ekft^ebk, gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk, 1985H 4. vkh r'gkb f;zx, r[o{ BkBe d/t, B?PBb p[ze NoZ;N, fdzbh, 1968H 5. vkh osb f;zx izrh, r[o{ BkBe dh ftukoxkok, Bt:[r gpfbpoi, fdzbh, 1969H vkh okj/i;pho f;zx, r[o{ BkBe pkdh s/ ftukoxkok, r[o{ BkBe d/t :{Bhtof;Nh, nfwqs;o, 1999H
4 GNL 053: PHILOSOPHY: INDIAN AND WESTERN 1. Philosophy: Nature and Scope. 2. Branches of Philosophy. 3. Methods of Philosophy. I 1. Indian Philosophy: Basic features. 2. Orthodox and Heterodox Schools: An Introduction 3. Modern Indian Thinkers: Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore. 1. Western Philosophy: Basic Features. 2. Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato. 3. Modern Western Thinkers: Bertrand Russell, David Hume English Books: 1. S. Radhakrishnan, Indian Philosophy, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London, 1931. 2. Y. Masih, A Critical History of Western Philosophy, Moti Lal Banarasi Das, Delhi, 2002. Hindi Books: 1. n?;hn?;h dk; r[gsk, Gkosh: dopb ek fjfsjk;, oki;ekb, fjzdh rqze nekdwh, i?g[o, 1973H 2. okxk feqpbb, Gkosh dopb, okigkb n?av ;zbi, fdzbh, 1973H 3. oki/ado gq;kd, dopb Pk;so eh o{g o/yk, w'shbkb pbko;h dk;, fdzbh, 2011H 4. P'Gk fbnk, gkpuks: dopb e/ ;zgodk:, w'shbkb pbko;h dk;, fdzbh. Punjabi Books: 1. P'Gk fbnk, gkpuks: dopb e/ ;zgodk:, w'shbkb pbko;h dk;, fdzbh. 2. nkohvhh fbokekoh, Gkosh dopb, gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk, 1994H
5 GNL 054: UNDERSTANDING RELIGION IN THE MODERN TIMES 1. Religion and Religious Pluralism 2. Relation of Religion to Science and Philosophy 3. Interfaith Dialogue I 1. Hinduism 2. Jainism 3. Buddhism 1. Sikhism 2. Christianity 3. Islam English Books: 1. Dharam Singh, Interfaith Dialogue: Different Perspectives, Punjabi University, Patiala, 2002. 2. Harbans Singh, L.M. Joshi, An Introduction to Indian Religious, Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, Patiala, 1996. Punjabi Books: 1. vkh vhhghh f;zx, Xow ns/ ftfrnkb, f;zx pqdoi, nzfwqs;o. 2. frh gqskg f;zx, ;z;ko dk Xkofwe fjfsjk;, f;zx pqdoi, nzfwqs;o, 2004H 3. vkh jogkb f;zx gzb{, Gkos d/ g[oksb Xow, gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk. 4. gq'h jopz; f;zx, vkh n?bhn?wh i'ph, ftpt ;z;ko d/ Xow, gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk. 5. n?;hn?;h nw'b, XowK dh w[ybh ikdekoh, gpbhe/pb fpt{o', gzikph :{Bhtof;Nh, gfnnkbk, 1999H