The Ministry of Education, GOI, held a thematic session through a five-member panel discussion on Indian Knowledge Systems, the brief note on it goes as follows.
Official Brief on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) "The Bhartiya way is sustainable and strives for the welfare of all. It is important that we regain the comprehensive knowledge system of our heritage and demonstrate the ‘Indian way’ of doing things to the world. This requires training generations of scholars who will demonstrate and exemplify to the world a way of life so unique and peculiar to our great civilization. The NEP, 2020 recognizes this rich heritage of ancient and eternal Indian knowledge and thought as a guiding principle. The Indian Knowledge Systems comprise of Jnan, Vignan, and Jeevan Darshan that have evolved out of experience, observation, experimentation, and rigorous analysis. This tradition of validating and putting into practice has impacted our education, arts, administration, law, justice, health, manufacturing, and commerce. This has influenced classical and other languages of Bharat, that were transmitted through textual, oral, and artistic traditions. “Knowledge of India” in this sense includes knowledge from ancient India and, its successes and challenges, and a sense of India’s future aspirations specific to education, health, environment and indeed all aspects of life." (Link: https://www.education.gov.in/nep/indian-knowledge-systems)
Graphical analysis Figure: Graphical analysis of IKS (Kishore, 2024)
Critical Comment Though the IKS as an area of academic studies has been introduced at higher education level by the UGC as well as the post graduation course in Gita Studies by IGNOU, The most controversial component of measurements in the form of astrology, vastu, nav ratna, Vedic Ganit, Vedic Science, which are seen as pseudoscience. However, at the school level specific components. such spiritual intelligence, cutture-linked modules can be created as integrated learning approaches.
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