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S,SEASN N113 Music of India Reddy, S.	This course is a comprehensive introduction to many important areas of the Indian musical heritage, including a detailed exploration of the classical traditions of both North and South India (Hindustani and Carnatic musics). Classes will focus on music history, theory and aesthetics within the context of appreciating and better understanding the central concepts of raga and tala.
S Asian R5A Great Books of India The Staff	Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
S Asian R5B, Section 1 India in the Writer's Eye The Staff	Reading and composition in connection with eastern and western representations of India, and other Asian cultures, in great works of modern literature. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
S Asian R5B, Section 2 India in the Writer's Eye The Staff	Reading and composition in connection with eastern and western representations of India, and other Asian cultures, in great works of modern literature. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
S Asian R5B, Section 3 India in the Writer's Eye Govind, N.	Reading and composition in connection with eastern and western representations of India, and other Asian cultures, in great works of modern literature. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
S Asian 124 Modern Indian Literature Paramasivian, V	Lectures and discussion of 19th and 20th century Indian literature through English translations and original works in English. Interpretation of Indian society and culture through literature.
S Asian 140 Hindu Mythology Gonzalez-Reimann, L.	In this course we will study literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Through the reading of primary sources in translation, the course covers the main divinities and many mythological themes of early Vedic as well as later Puranic literature. We will follow the development of mythology from the Rg Veda to the epics—The Mahabharata and the Ramayana—and up to the classical mythology of the Sanskrit Puranas.
S Asian 151 A History of Yoga Little, L	This course explores the history of yoga from the late Vedic period to its most recent formulation in American popular and consumer culture. It seeks to make students conversant in the key texts and philosophical innovations of yoga across time. But to better convey the complex nuances of yoga's historical development it approaches the subject in three parts: it explores theories of origin leading up to the formation of yoga as a classical philosophical school; it focuses on specialists and medieval innovators as it examines sects, sadhus, and aberrant modes of practice; it explores the contemporary context as it investigates modern yoga's place in both popular imagination and the marketplace.
SEASIAN 10A Intro Civilization of SE Asia The Staff	Readings, lectures, and discussion of the culture and civilization of Southeast Asia. Mainland Southeast Asia: Covers the modern-day nations of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, etc., with special emphasis on the impact of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Hin-Urd 15 Intensive Elementary Hindi-Urdu Ahmad, A.	A comprehensive introduction to modern standard Hindi. The Hindi (Devanagari) writing system; survey of grammar, graded exercises and readings, leading to a mastery of basic language patterns, essential vocabulary, and to achievement of basic reading, writing, and conversational competence. Special emphasis on the ability to speak and understand Hindi (and spoken Urdu).
TAGALG 15 Pena, I.	Tagalog 15 is equivalent to two semesters of Introductory Tagalog (1A & 1B). The course gives a systematic introduction to the grammar, sentence patterns, and essential vocabulary of modern standard Tagalog. Emphasis is placed on extensive practice in idiomatic Tagalog conversation, with additional practice in reading and writing Tagalog. Lessons are presented in the backdrop of Filipino/Filipino-American culture. Pre-requisite: none.