Bhandarkar Institute returns with 'Introduction to Indian Heritage' online course

Over the course of 25 sessions, a participant will get acquainted with the extensive landscape of India’s civilisational heritage with the help of experienced teaching faculty. 

Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) is back with the fourth edition of the Introduction to Indian Heritage course, scheduled to start on 19 April. The institute decided to bring back the course for the general public after being encouraged by the massive participation in earlier batches. “More than 2,400 people have participated in our courses so far in the last 12 months. And the response has far exceeded our expectations,” says Chinmay Bhandari, coordinator of digital initiatives at the institute.

Last year, individuals from 13 countries have signed up for these online programmes. BORI has added new lectures to the course content. “Over the course of 25 sessions, a participant will get acquainted with the extensive landscape of India’s civilisational heritage with the help of experienced teaching faculty, which includes 16 renowned scholars of Indology and Oriental Studies, “ the institute said.

The main themes covered in the course will be the importance and sources of heritage, history, literature, art and architecture, religions, Ayurveda, sciences, and food. The emphasis will be on making India’s heritage (history and philosophy of Indic religions, ancient literature) accessible, but without compromising on academic integrity.

“The idea is to provide an authentic account of India’s long history and civilisational heritage in a way that is palatable to people from all walks of life. In an era when there are conflicting narratives about Indian identity and history, often misrepresented in both ways, an institute like BORI has the responsibility of presenting an honest and most-likely account, “Bhandari added. Meanwhile, the course has no eligibility requirements for this course. As long as a participant has an interest in learning about Indian heritage and civilisation, this introductory course will be useful.

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