Course Outline - Culture and Business
Course Outline - Culture and Business
Course Outline - Culture and Business
Course Objectives:
● Define, analyze, and apply the concept of the Dharmic Leadership model to go beyond
the current leadership models taught and practiced.
● Differentiate Dharmic Leadership from existing leadership models – Eastern and
Western.
● Learn how history can be a useful insight for learning about ourselves.
● Explore personal enablers and disablers to dharmic leadership based on the Arishad
Varga and the Rasas
● Learn how to have a Yagna conversation of exchange rather than sacrifice-focused
interactions.
Key Takeaways:
Learning Goals:
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Course Requirements:
Required Readings:
Additional Readings:
1. Ravikumar, Hari, Koti, Sreekrishna. (Transl). “Srishti – Songs of Creation from the
Vedas.”. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. Pp 13 – 63.
“Introduction”
3. https://www.amazon.in/Akbar-Great-Mughal-Ira-Mukhoty-
ebook/dp/B086PML371/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Pp.
183-194 (The Man Who Set the World on Fire), 278 – 286 (Universal Civility).
4. Sengupta, Nandini, “Rani Durgawati – The Forgotten Life of a Warrior Queen”, Pp.1 –
16 , 149 – 174, Remembering the Rani, Battle of Narai Nala – Part 1 and Part 2
6. Dandapani , Kamini . Raja Raja Chola - King of Kings. Aleph Book Company, 2022.
Pp.108 – 130 – “The Land Beneath the Chola Sun: Chola Organization” and Pp. 172 –
194 – “The Eponymous Temple – Rajarajeshwaram in Thanjan’s City”
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Assessment:
Individual Component
Class participation (20%)
Individual Assignment (40%)
Group Component
Group Assignment (40%)
Assessment Guidelines: Criteria will be provided to students via detailed instructions for each
component.
Session Schedule
Session 3: Krishna deva Raya and the Amuktyamalyada and Akbar’s Din Ilahi (18th
January, Wednesday)
Before Class: Read (3) and “The Deccan Sultanates” from (1)
In Class: Why should we learn about Krishna deva Raya? Understanding his list of what
qualities, a king requires from his text Amuktyamalyada. The value of literature and poetry in
leadership. How did Akbar work at bringing cultures together, and what can we learn from him
in dealing with conflict?
After Class: Read (4) and (5) & personal reflection on concepts.
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After Class: Personal reflection based on the concepts.
Session 5: Arishadvarga and the Rasas and how breath influences and mind and body
(23rd January, Monday)
Before Class: Watch this and do this at least twice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq_Tz-
swz2Y
In Class: How do the Arishadvarga and Rasas help or hinder me from reacting rather than
responding? How can yoga asana and breath influence the way I think and feel? How can we
bring sensitivity to understanding the connection between our feelings, thoughts, breath, and
body?
After Class: Read (9)