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Allied Human Values Courses

Human Values Programs on the basis of Coexistential Philosophy

(Jeevan Vidya)

The following Government approved programs are currently running in Higher Education across India:

1.
Human Values & Ethics – compulsary credit course by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education)
2.
Minor Degree in Universal Human Values – by AICTE
3.
Human Values in Madhyasth Darshan – Elective for Engineering students at AKTU, Lucknow (formerly UPTU – UP Technical University)

The above courses go by the name "UHV – or Universal Human Values"

Deeper understanding of the content requires a systematic introduction via the 'Jeevan Vidya workshop' and long-term commitment to understanding Madhyasth Darshan.

Textbooks books under the topic – Values, Ethics and Holistic Living (based on Coexistential Philosophy) are under development. It is envisioned that textbooks shall be written to complete the UHV vision by AICTE (UHV I to UHV VIII)

* Graduate Attributes of UHV Minor Degree by AICTE

  • • Holistic vision of life
  • • Socially responsible behaviour
  • • Environmentally responsible work
  • • Ethical human conduct
  • • Having competence and capabilities for maintaining health and hygiene
  • • Appreciation and aspiration for excellence (merit) and gratitude for all

Human Values & Ethics Syllabus links at some University sites:

(syllabus based on Jeevan Vidya, Madhyasth Darshan philosophy by Shri A Nagraj)

Madhyasth Darshan references

The above book on Universal Human Values cites the following references to Madhyasth Darshan literature:

  • • A Nagraj, 1998, Jivana Vidya ek Parichaya, Jivana Vidya Prakasana, Amarkantak
  • • A Nagraj, 1998, Vyawharvadi Samajshastra Jivana Vidya Prakasana, Amarkantak
  • • A Nagraj, 1998, Avartansila Arthashastra Jivana Vidya Prakasana, Amarkantak
  • • A Nagraj, 1998, Manava Vyawhara Darsana Jivana Vidya Prakasana, Amarkantak
  • • A Nagraj, 1998, Manviya Samvidhana Sutra Vyakhya Jivana Vidya Prakasana, Amarkantak

National, International Conventions:

At IIT Delhi: A National Convention on 'Human Values through Jeevan Vidya' was conducted at IIT Delhi in association with IIT Kanpur and IIIT Hyderabad. This was attended by 70 vice-chancellors and directors including directors of these 3 institutes and inaugurated by the then President, APJ Abdul Kalam. Mr Kalam mentioned Jeevan Vidya as a 'crucial input in education' in his address to the nation on 15th August, 2006. See

www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/announce/ncvejv/content.htm for details and

http://nrcvee.iitd.ac.in/activities/specials.html

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