Sanātana Dharma provides answers to eternal questions in life. This program provides an overview and context to the enriching multifolds of Sanātana Dharma including the darśanas - six Āstika and five Nāstika darśana, which are beyond the widely assumed difference of a Supreme Being. Various similarities and differences in these darśanas will be highlighted, providing learners with the technicalities in our homegrown, Bhāratīya panoply of thoughts.

The learning content is rooted in the wisdom of Bhāratīya guru paramparās and Dhārmika scholars; and the aim is to provide a holistic understanding of the core principles in these Bhāratīya darśanas. The inherent quality of seeking characteristic of the Bharatiya ethos contribute to the diversity of Bhārata.

The course begins with an examination of the various types of pramāṇa, or means of knowing, defined in Bhāratīya schools of thought. From there, learners will delve into the central questions of human life and existence through the contemplative lens of various philosophers. Each darśana answers key questions about life and existence. Individuals and societies may accept or reject these answers. The intensity of authority that these answers take on, contribute to the inherent diversity of Bhārata. 

The focus will then be on the actual literature and thought process of the original great scholars, as opposed to modern-day weaponized identities. Learners will also understand why the notion that plurality was created or unified by either Abrahamic faith systems, or the Constitution of the Republic of India, is a problematic one.

Medium of instruction for this course is English.