India is one of the world’s ancient and great civilizations. The greatness of India is that it continues to be a living tradition, which can be traced back to at least a few thousand years. The Culture and Civilization of any country are largely reflected in its art, religious traditions and practices, philosophy, literary and folk traditions. Hence this course seeks to trace various civilizational threads including historical, cultural, spiritual, religious, socio-political and colonial underpinnings of the Indian society from Vedic period to modern times.