1-2-111 SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY : TIRUPATI B.A. DEGREE COURSE IN INDIAN CULTURE SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CBCS INDIAN ETHICS – II SEMESTER - II - W.E.F. 2015-16 UNIT – I Varna and Caste System – Ashrama Dharmas – Purusharthas – Samskaras. UNIT – II Definition of Dharma - Introduction to Dharmasastra Literature – Manu Dharmasastra – Gautama Dharmasastra. UNIT – III Definition of Niti – Introduction to Nitisastra Literature – Sukraniti – Viduraniti – Chanakyaniti. UNIT – IV Ethics of Dharma – Svadharma – Freedom and Necessity – Nishkama Karma – Law of Karma. UNIT – V Dharma in the Bhagavadgita – Karma, Jnana and Bhakti Yogas in Bhagavadgita – Dharma in the Epics.