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Indian Knowledge System holds solutions to Global Challenges: Dharmendra Pradhan

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  • May 17, 2022
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Pradhan expressed his happiness that the authors have given an academic framework to the Indian Knowledge System in this book. He spoke about the global footprint of Indian knowledge, culture, philosophy and spirituality. 

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan,   launched a textbook on “Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts and Applications” today. Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education along with K Sanjay Murthy , Secretary Higher Education, A.D Sahasrabudhe, AICTE Chairman and representatives from AICTE, IKS Division and Ministry of Education attended the programme.

Pradhan expressed his happiness that the authors have given an academic framework to the Indian Knowledge System in this book. He spoke about the global footprint of Indian knowledge, culture, philosophy and spirituality. He spoke about the ancient Indian civilisation and how it has positively impacted the world. Speaking about Vedas, Upanishads and other Indian texts, he said that our ancient heritage is full of treasures which need to be preserved, documented and propagated. He also spoke about various examples of science-based practices and knowledge from ancient India which we can find relevant still in the modern world.

The Minister said that the Indian education system is being decolonised under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. While we adopt the good things from our ancient past, we must also be mindful of the problems in our society and build a future which creates synergy between knowledge from the past and contemporary issues . Solutions to many of the world’s problems lie in the Indian Knowledge System, he added.

This book seeks to fill in the gap for offering a required course on IKS, recently mandated by AICTE. Moreover, the New Education Policy (NEP) has also provided a clear trajectory for imparting IKS in the higher education curriculum, necessitating a book of this kind in several higher education institutions in the country in the days to come. Although the book has been primarily developed for use by the Engineering institutions, the structure and the contents lend itself easily to address the requirement in other University systems (Liberal Arts, Medicine, Science and Management) for such a book. The  newly released IKS textbook  will enable the students to bridge the divide between traditional and modern education systems  by providing students with an opportunity  to reconnect with the past, build holistic scientific temper and utilize it for carrying out multidisciplinary research and innovation.

Dr Subhas Sarkar mentioned the need of learning about the traditional Indian Knowledge Systems. He cited examples from Ayurveda, construction of ships in ancient times, aircraft knowledge, architecture of Indus Valley Cities, and political science which existed in ancient India. He appreciated the book on Introduction to Indian Knowledge System which seeks to introduce the epistemology and ontology of the Indian Knowledge Systems in all domains of life, to the Engineering and Science students in a way they can relate to, appreciate and explore further. Shri Sarkar further added that for the upliftment of any individual, his/her roots must be strong and to conserve these roots, one should know about the traditional Indian Knowledge System.

The program included a welcome address by Prof. A.D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE and Author, Dr. B. Mahadevan, IIM, Bangalore among others. A vote of thanks was provided by Prof. M P Poonia, Vice Chairman, AICTE.

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