NPTEL : NOC:Introduction to Ancient Indian Technology (Aerospace Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Dr. D.P. Mishra


Lecture 1 - Introduction to Ancient Indian Civilization

Lecture 2 - Ancient Indian Civilization’s Gift to the World

Lecture 3 - Why do we need to look at Ancient Indian Science and Technology?

Lecture 4 - Glimpses of Ancient Indian Science and Technology

Lecture 5 - Brief Review of Ancient Indian Scriptures

Lecture 6 - Basic Principles of carrying out science and technology

Lecture 7 - Arrays of Physics, chemistry and Indoor games

Lecture 8 - Marvels of Ancient Indian Technology

Lecture 9 - Introduction to Indian Agriculture

Lecture 10 - Problems arising due to modern agricultural practices

Lecture 11 - Pesticides and soil degradation

Lecture 12 - Agriculture - A Primary Productive Activity

Lecture 13 - An Agricultural Tools - A Plough

Lecture 14 - Soil and seeds

Lecture 15 - Sowing Methods

Lecture 16 - Indigenous cattle and manuring

Lecture 17 - Ancient Indian Textile Technology

Lecture 18 - Handlooms and Charkha

Lecture 19 - Different types of Handlooms

Lecture 20 - Ancient Rural Indian Housing

Lecture 21 - Thatched Roof House

Lecture 22 - Rural Walls and Roof materials

Lecture 23 - Indus Valley and Harappan Civilization

Lecture 24 - First and Second of Indian Civilization

Lecture 25 - Town topologies and Brick and Tile making process

Lecture 26 - Availability of Water and Freshwater

Lecture 27 - Ancient Indian Wells

Lecture 28 - Temple Water tanks and Dams

Lecture 29 - Tank Irrigation system and Rainwater Harvesting

Lecture 30 - Waterbodies - Lakes and Canals

Lecture 31 - Sluices and Embankments

Lecture 32 - World of Materials

Lecture 33 - Metals - Gold Silver Lead

Lecture 34 - History of Copper

Lecture 35 - Iron during Vedic period

Lecture 36 - Iron smelting process in ancient India

Lecture 37 - Iron and Steel crafts in ancient India

Lecture 38 - Extraction and smelting of Zinc in Ancient India

Lecture 39 - Metal Casting in Ancient India

Lecture 40 - Glass Technology in Ancient India