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Critically discuss one of the following topics:

the contents and history of the four Vedas.
the doctrine of "Brahman qua Atman" in the Upanishads.
the doctrine of impermanence in Buddhism.
the doctrines of "syadvada" and "ahimsa" in Jainism.
the role of sexuality in Tantric Yoga.
the purusa/prakrti doctrine in the yoga philosophy of Samkhya.
the doctrine of yoga as depicted in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra.
the philosophical development of Sikhism from the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak (1563-1606), to the present day.
the significance of the interpretation of traditional Indian thought by the Islamic scholar Alberuni (eleventh century) in Alberuni's India.
the iconography and worship of one of the more important gods or godesses in India (eg., Shakti, Shiva, Brahman, Visnu, Kali, Sarasvati, etc.).
the concept of "valid knowledge" (pramana) in the school of logic (Nyaya).
the significance of "worldly enjoyment" (sukha) in the school of materialism (Carvaka).
the doctrine of nondualism (advaita) and inexpressibility (anirvacaniya) in Shankara.
the traditional doctrine of the reincarnation (samsara) of the subtle body (suksma-deha).
the philosophy and practice of bhakti.
the diametrically opposed forms of Hinduism represented by Gandhi and Godse.
the cultural and religious significance of the erotic friezes on the temples around Khajuraho
the literary and cultural significance of Kalidasa's Shakuntala