In Search of Root: Indian Knowledge System Through National Education Policy-2020
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2025v13i3.54371Keywords:
Indian knowledge system, national education policy-2020, university grant commissionAbstract
The University Grant Commission (UGC), through the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020), recommends an ages-old Indian knowledge system (IKS), which should be incorporated into present-day undergraduate and post-graduate courses. Numerous scholars such as Panini, Chanakya, Gautama Buddha, Pingala, and many more contributed massively to grammar, statecraft, spirituality, and mathematics, respectively, and made a huge difference to the world. Therefore, such legacies should be sustained, and attempts should be made to familiarize them with upcoming generations and include them in solving present-day problems. The contribution of such scholars in various domains should be revisited, redefined as per the present-day needs, and, if possible, incorporated with a new knowledge system to foster the knowledge tradition of the world. Under this context, the present paper attempts to extend the boundaries of the IKS. It explores possibilities to revisit, redefine, and integrate it through NEP-2020 to deal with current and upcoming challenges for the development of our nation and the world.
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