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Reviving India’s knowledge systems for modern Indian education and society


Indian Culture and Philosophy have had an important effect globally. The contribution of these iconic legacies to world heritage, on one hand need to not only be supported and conserved for future generations but also systematically researched, improved, and put to new uses through our evolving education system and the New Education Policy 2020. According to Shobhit Mathur, Co-founder & Dean, Rashtram School of Public Leadership, the nation’s call for Ātmanirbhara Bhārata and current initiatives to implement the NEP 2020 will contribute to and enrich the Indian education system. He believes India’s Knowledge Systems have the potential to provide pertinent reflections for the NEP 2020, charting a future course of action with its integration within existing educational frameworks. Financial Express Online caught up with him to know more about his views and work on education. Excerpts:

Tell us how India’s knowledge systems (IKS) will be beneficial for aspiring GenZ students to develop their leadership and problem-solving skills?

Look around you. What are the biggest challenges facing humanity? Climate change, terrorism, mental depression – would probably come to your mind first. These problems only seem to increase each year at an accelerated pace. What are the solutions that we have for them? The west has been unable to address them. This is particularly because their worldview and societal structure do not provide the knowledge and the associated praxis to address these challenges. We need an integrated approach that results in harmony within oneself and with nature. This is the core of the Indian Knowledge Systems – it connects you with yourself, your community, and the creation. Importantly, it provides a praxis in the form of Yoga, Ayurveda and rituals that allows the knowledge to be practiced in a simplified and distilled manner by the larger populace. Imbibing and practicing this knowledge will be the key trait of aspiring leaders of the future.


How will IKS help preserve India’s rich and ancient legacy in governance and public leadership by including it in academic offerings and curriculum?

After independence in 1947, there was an opportunity for us to create a constitution and design a state (Rajya) that aligns best with the nation (Rashtra). However, we adopted a colonial state with little criticism of the ideals and institutions. Right from the notion of nation-state and union of states, to rights to ideals like equality, to choice of democracy, to secularism, mostly the modern systems known at that time were adopted in the Indian constitution. There has not been analysis or a debate of whether these align with Bhārata i.e. our National aspirations. Consequently, today we have dissonance between the State apparatus and the aspirations of the Nation. Our systems and institutions need to be rooted in our civilizational ethos, i.e. we need Swaraj, to make India a global power yet again. This needs a thorough study grounded in the Indian knowledge Systems to present a new theory of the State, economic philosophy, societal structure, etc.


Read More at https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/reviving-indias-knowledge-systems-for-modern-indian-education-and-society/2383238/

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