2. Modern South Asian Culture and Society

a. Required Modules

M1: Modern South Asian Society

M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia

M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training

M4: Modern South Asian History

• 140343 SE Gandhi's Political Philosophy and Practice

M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training

• 140119 UE Selected Chapters from Rahul Sankrityayan's Utopia Baisvi Sadi
• 140126 UE The Development of Story Writing in the History of Hindi Literature

M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM 5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

• 140075 PS Minority Policy in Nepal
• 140147 VO Religious Reform Movements in South India
• 140159 VO Ritual and Myth in the Central and Eastern Himalayas

APM 6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area

c. Master-Module

M9: Master's Colloquium

• 140344 KO Colloqium on Modern South Asian Studies for Advanced Students

M10: Master's Thesis

M11: Master's Examination