Religion and philosophy
- The Buddha and early Buddhism
- Buddhist schools, Mahayana and the Bodhisattva ideal
- Mahavira, Jain doctrine and sects
- Six orthodox schools and heterodox philosophies
- Puranic Hinduism: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shakti and pilgrimage
- Bhakti in the south: Alvars, Nayanars, acharyas and Virashaivas
- Bhakti in the north and the rise of Sikhism
- Sufism in India
- Centres of learning and education