UNIT III - Social and Economic condition in Ancient, Medieval and Modern period - Position of Women - Festivals - Social Evils - Child Marriage - Infanticide, Sati, Slavery - Navigation.
UNIT IV - Religions in North and South India:- Vedic Religion - Religious Renaissance of the 6th B.C. (Buddhism and Jainism) Religion in Sangam Age - Saivism and Vaisnavism in North and South India - Islam, Sikkism and Christianity.
UNIT V - Bhakthi Movement in South India - Alwars - Nayanmars - Sankara, Ramanuja and others Bakthi movement in North India - Gurunanak, Chaitanya, Kabir and others. South's contribution to literature, Fine Arts - Sculptures, Paintings, and Architecture. North's contribution to literature, Fine Arts - Sculptures, paintings - Architecture.
UNIT VI - Growth of Philosophy and Ethical Principles From Vedic Age to Mahatma Gandhi - Dharma - karma - Sin and Theories of punishment - moral institutions and mutts - Arya Samaj, Brahma Samaj, Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda.
UNIT VII - Socio - Religious Reformers - Buddha - Mahavira - Nayanmars and Alwars - Arunagiri - Thayumanavar - Kumaraguruparar - Ramalinga Swamigal - Bharathi. Ethics with special reference in classical - North and South ethical texts - Thirukural and Kilkanakku - Medieval and Modern Ethical Texts.
UNIT VIII - Western influence - Persia, Greek and European countries - Society, economy, religion, literature, Fine Arts - Music, Sculpture, Painting, architecture.
UNIT IX - Cultural Intermingling and Toleration in Social, Economic, Education, Fine Arts and Architecture.
UNIT X - Greater India - Cultural Expansion - spread of Indian culture Abroad - Far East and Near East Countries - Malaya Archpelago.