Modern Hindu Thought RELG 454 – Winter 2021 Course Instructor: Dr. Arvind Sharma Email: [email protected] Time: Tuesdays, Thursdays 4:05 pm to 5:25 pm Virtual Office Hours: By appointment Communication Plan: Via Email Course Description An introduction to the main features of modern Hindu thought, as it evolved from 1800 onwards, through the study of the life and thought of its main representatives. Required Readings 1) Modern Hindu Thought: The Essential Texts by Arvind Sharma Recommended Reading To be shared in class. Class Schedule Jan. 07. History of Hinduism Jan. 12. Hinduism: General Introduction Jan. 14. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jan. 19. Swami Narayana Jan. 21. Debendranath Tagore Jan. 26. Keshab Chunder Sen Jan. 28. Brahmo Samaj Feb. 02. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Feb. 04. Swami Vivekananda Feb. 09. The Theosophical Society Feb. 11. Dayananda Saraswati Feb. 16. Mahadev Govind Ranade Feb. 18. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Feb. 23. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Feb. 25. Mahatma Gandhi (1) Mar. 09. Mahatma Gandhi (2) Mar. 11. Mahatma Gandhi (3) Mar. 16. B. R. Ambedkar Mar. 18. Jyotirao Phule Mar. 23. D. V. Savarkar Mar. 25. Anandamayi Ma Mar. 30. Ramana Maharishi Apr. 01. Aurobindo Apr. 06. S. Radhakrishnan Apr. 08. Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (Parāmācārya) Apr. 13. J. krishnamurti Apr. 15. Rajneesh 1 Course Grading This will depend on performance in a mid-term and a class exam. Grade Distribution Midterm Exam 50% In-class Exam 50% Total 100% Policy on Academic Integrity McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures. In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. L'Université McGill attache une haute importance à l’honnêteté académique. Il incombe par conséquent a tous les étudiants de comprendre ce que l'on entend par tricherie, plagiat et autres infractions académiques, ainsi que les conséquences que peuvent avoir de telles actions, selon le Code de conduite de l'étudiant et des procédures disciplinaires. .