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Educational Courses

2026 - Spring, Summer & Fall Semester

Spring 2026

GBN 501: Textual Traditions

GBN 502: Practical Dance I

GBN 504: Practical Dance II

GBN 505: Masters Thesis I

GBN 506: Masters Thesis II

GBN 602: Choreography

GBN 603: Indian Architecture, Agama Sastra and Dance

GBN 604: Rhythm and Nattuvangam

GBN 606: Traditional Theater Art Forms

 

DBN 301: History, Origin & Development of Sadir to Bharatanatyam

DBN 302: Nayaka & Nayika

DBN 303: Practical Dance

DBN 401: Folk Dance forms of Tamilnadu

CBN 101: Introduction to Indian Dance Treatise in the context of Bharatanatyam

CBN 201: The evolution of various forms of Indian Classical Dance forms

Summer 2026

GBN 601: Sathvikabhinaya

DBN 301: History, Origin & Development of Sadir to Bharatanatyam

DBN 401: Folk Dance forms of Tamilnadu

CBN 102: Practical Dance

Fall 2026

GBN 501: Textual Traditions

GBN 502: Practical Dance I

GBN 503: Composers and their contribution to Dance & Music

GBN 504: Practical Dance II

GBN 505: Masters Thesis I

GBN 506: Masters Thesis II

GBN 601: Sathvikabhinaya

GBN 602: Choreography

GBN 604: Rhythm and Nattuvangam

DBN 301: History, Origin & Development of Sadir to Bharatanatyam

DBN 303: Practical Dance

DBN 304: Bhakthi movement and its influence on Bharatanatyam

CBN 102: Practical Dance

CBN 201: The evolution of various forms of Indian Classical Dance forms

Spring 2026

GCM 501: Musicology – 1

GCM 502VC: Ragam – Tanam – Pallavi

GCM 504VC: Allied ragas and vivadi raga compositions, Raga malika, Varnams

GCM 506: Musicology – 2

GCM 508VC: Concert (Performance)

GCM 510: Thesis

GCM 515VC: Voxology

GCM 503VN: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

GCM 601VN: Instrumental Techniques

GCM 503VL: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

GCM 601VL: Instrumental Techniques

DCM 301: Advanced Theory – 1

DCM 302: Advanced Theory – 2

DCM 303: Manodharma sangitam (Creative ability)

DCM 305: Ghana Raga Pancharatnas

CCM 101: Basic and Textual Theory

CCM 102: Musical Compositions – 1

 

Summer 2026

GCM 503VC: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

DCM 304: Musical Compositions

CCM 103: Musical Compositions – 2

Fall 2026

GCM 501: Musicology – 1

GCM 503VC: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

GCM 505: Compositions of Tyagaraja

GCM 507: Compositions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Sastry

GCM 508VC: Concert (Performance)

GCM 510: Thesis

GCM 515VC: Voxology

GCM 503VN: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

GCM 601VN: Instrumental Techniques

GCM 503VL: Improvisational aspects of compositions (Manodharma)

GCM 601VL: Instrumental Techniques

DCM 301: Advanced Theory – 1

DCM 302: Advanced Theory – 2

DCM 304: Musical Compositions

CCM 101: Basic and Textual Theory

CCM 103: Musical Compositions – 2

Spring 2026

GHM 501: Musicology

GHM 502: Practical Demonstration & Discussion – I

GHM 504: Practical Demonstration & Discussion – II

GHM 505: Concert Performance – I

GHM 506: Applied Theory

GHM 507: Notation Writing & Reading

GHM 508: Practical Demonstration & Discussion – III

GHM 509: Concert Performance – II

GHM 510: Thesis

 

Summer 2026

GHM 503: Music History

Fall 2026

GHM 501: Musicology

GHM 502: Practical Demonstration & Discussion – I

GHM 503: Music History

GHM 505: Concert Performance – I

GHM 508: Practical Demonstration & Discussion – III

GHM 509: Concert Performance – II

GHM 510: Thesis

Spring 2026

GKD 501: Indian Classical Dances

GKD 502: Movement, meaning, and representation – Study of Angika and Sattvikabhinayas with reference to Kuchipudi

GKD 506: Research Methods and Thesis Proposal

GKD 507: Master’s Thesis

GKD 508: Practice of Kuchipudi Dance as a Solo and Theatre form

GKD 509: Choreography

GKD 602: Literary Composers and Compositions for Kuchipudi

GKD 603: Components & Dimensions of Abhinaya

DKD 301: History, origin & development of Kuchipudi dance

DKD 302: Theatre Art Forms of Kuchipudi Dance tradition

DKD 303: Practical aspects of Kuchipudi Dance

DKD 401: Practice of Talam

CKD 101: Glimpses of Indian Dance Treatises on Nrutya and Natya

CKD 202: The spiritual aspects of Indian Dance

 

Summer 2026

GKD 601: Music for Dance

DKD 302: Theatre Art Forms of Kuchipudi Dance tradition

DKD 401: Practice of Talam

CKD 202: The spiritual aspects of Indian Dance

 Fall 2026

GKD 501: Indian Classical Dances

GKD 502: Movement, meaning, and representation – Study of Angika and Sattvikabhinayas with reference to Kuchipudi

GKD 503: Complexities and Execution of Rhythm

GKD 506: Research Methods and Thesis Proposal

GKD 507: Master’s Thesis

GKD 508: Practice of Kuchipudi Dance as a Solo and Theatre form

GKD 509: Choreography

GKD 601: Music for Dance

GKD 603: Components & Dimensions of Abhinaya

GKD 604: Textual Traditions of Dance in India

DKD 301: History, origin & development of Kuchipudi dance

DKD 303: Practical aspects of Kuchipudi Dance

DKD 304: An overview of Dance Treatise: NrittaRatnavali, NatyaSastra and AbhinayaDarpanam

DKD 402: Indigenous Dance Forms related to Kuchipudi

CKD 101: Glimpses of Indian Dance Treatises on Nrutya and Natya

CKD 102: Practical Dance Number

Spring 2026

GSL 501: Sanskrit Classical Literature and Prosody

GSL 502: Sanskrit Grammar

GSL 503: Puranic and Itihasa Literature

GSL 504: Prose and Champu Literature

GSL 505: Sanskrit Drama

GSL 509: Research Methods & Thesis Proposal

GSL 510: Thesis

DSL 301: Mēghaduta of Kālidasa

DSL 302: Introduction to Bāṇa and Bhavabhūti

DSL 304: Introduction to Thrivikramabhatta and Playwright Kālidasa

DSL 401: Introduction to Poetics of Sanskrit

CSL 101: Elementary Grammar – I and Introduction to Kalidasa and Narayana

CSL 102: Elementary Grammar – II and Introduction to Bharavi and Daṇḍin

 

Summer 2026

GSL 506: Vedic Literature

DSL 303: Introduction to Māgha

CSL 201: Introduction to Bhasa

Fall 2026

GSL 501: Sanskrit Classical Literature and Prosody

GSL 502: Sanskrit Grammar

GSL 504: Prose and Champu Literature

GSL 506: Vedic Literature

GSL 507: Advanced Sanskrit Grammar & Linguistics

GSL 508: Sanskrit Poetics

GSL 509: Research Methods & Thesis Proposal

GSL 510: Thesis

DSL 301: Mēghaduta of Kālidasa

DSL 302: Introduction to Bāṇa and Bhavabhūti

DSL 304: Introduction to Thrivikramabhatta and Playwright Kālidasa

CSL 101: Elementary Grammar – I and Introduction to Kalidasa and Narayana

CSL 201: Introduction to Bhasa

Spring 2026

GTL 501: Classical Poetry

GTL 502: History of Telugu Literature

GTL 503: Introduction to Sanskrit Literature

GTL 504: Telugu Grammar and Prosody

GTL 505: Modern Literature: Fiction and Poetry

GTL 506: Aesthetics and Modern Literary Criticism

GTL 507: Research Methodology – Thesis

GTL 601: Introduction to Linguistics

GTL 604: Introduction to Pada Literature

DTL 301: Introduction to Prabandham

DTL 302: Introduction to Aesthetics Rasalankaras

DTL 304: Introduction to Folk Literature

DTL 401: Padakavitha

CTL 101: Introduction to Classical Poetry, Prosody and Grammar

CTL 102: Introduction to Kavyas – Selections from 3 Texts

CTL 201: Introduction to Satakam: Selections from 3 types of satakas-devotional, didactic and moral

 

Summer 2026

GTL 605: Telugu Drama and Other Performing Arts

DTL 301: Introduction to Prabandham

DTL 304: Introduction to Folk Literature

CTL 101: Introduction to Classical Poetry, Prosody and Grammar

Fall 2026

GTL 501: Classical Poetry

GTL 502: History of Telugu Literature

GTL 503: Introduction to Sanskrit Literature

GTL 504: Telugu Grammar and Prosody

GTL 505: Modern Literature: Fiction and Poetry

GTL 506: Aesthetics and Modern Literary Criticism

GTL 507: Research Methodology – Thesis

GTL 601: Introduction to Linguistics

GTL 602: Introduction to Folklore

GTL 604: Introduction to Pada Literature

GTL 605: Telugu Drama and Other Performing Arts

DTL 301: Introduction to Prabandham

DTL 302: Introduction to Aesthetics Rasalankaras

DTL 303: Introduction to Telugu Novel

CTL 101: Introduction to Classical Poetry, Prosody and Grammar

CTL 102: Introduction to Kavyas – Selections from 3 Texts

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