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Share inputs to instil confidence in society about our traditional knowledge and practices

Share inputs to instil confidence in society about our traditional knowledge and practices
Start Date :
Mar 03, 2022
Last Date :
Aug 31, 2022
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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India has a rich legacy of practices and knowledge touching different spheres of life and a scientific heritage traversing various Science & Technology (S&T) domains. The ...

India has a rich legacy of practices and knowledge touching different spheres of life and a scientific heritage traversing various Science & Technology (S&T) domains. The traditional knowledge of India is available in various forms such as classical texts, manuscripts and/or as oral communication that has been passed on over thousands of years. This valuable knowledge is often part of our daily practices as well. Some of the traditional practices are livelihood means of the concerned knowledge holders. Our traditional practices exist in synergy between human needs and nature, often balancing resources and requirements in a local context. However, with time, India’s Traditional Knowledge Systems are eroding rapidly, and the nation has also been witnessing erosion in people’s faith towards our traditional knowledge. A grave concern is the mindless attitude of some to mimic non-Indian cultures and disdain for our traditions. It’s important to recognize that traditional heritage is an integral part of any country’s development and progression. This calls for necessary attention and action from the concerned stakeholders in the country to build further on our scientific inheritance. Only a well-informed and balanced society can drive the advancement of the country.

Under the visionary leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister and President, CSIR Society, Shri Narendra Modi, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is spearheading the efforts to collaborate with the relevant partners from across the country and implement the national initiative SVASTIK (Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge) for communicating India’s traditional knowledge to the society. CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) is the nodal organization to implement this national initiative.

The prime mission of the initiative is to conserve scientifically validated traditional practices, and instil confidence in citizens regarding the scientific values of our traditional knowledge/practices.

We invite the suggestions of academicians, researchers, subject-matter experts, students, NGOs, and the public on how to instil confidence in society about our traditional knowledge and practices. This will help us in our mission to inculcate a scientific temper and instil confidence in citizens by stimulating the Science-Scientist-Society connect towards our traditional knowledge and practices.

Click here to read more about the SVASTIK Initiative of CSIR-NIScPR. (PDF 1519 KB)
Or visit the website - https://niscpr.res.in/nationalmission/svastik

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The last date to share your ideas and suggestions is 31st August 2022.

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Chandrakant Vijay Birhade
Chandrakant Vijay Birhade 4 years 5 months ago
Government of India should give concentration on river connectivity projects for farmers this is the need of the century especially in rural areas of the country there is large network of rivers and those should be get connected with the help of water resources department by pathbandhare vibhag by giving water as service to farmers for the farm at every state wise
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Sushanta De
Sushanta De 4 years 5 months ago
Our traditional knowledge is required to be listed with scientific explanation. The teachers, students, and citizens are encouraged to take part. Competition and discussion to be organised.
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Anurag Singh
Anurag Singh 4 years 5 months ago
In my opinion government should establish a institution or launch any program through which we can study or came to know that how our ancestors were able to identify and predict the weather too early through natural signs, by movement of ants and many such other which are now endangered or totally diminished from the society and culture.So I suggest to work on this.
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Nasim Kutchi
Nasim Kutchi 4 years 5 months ago
cont-- Societal Traditional Knowledge) for communicating India’s traditional knowledge to the society. CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) is the nodal organization to implement this national initiative. So the main factor and main work is that the prime mission of the initiative is to conserve scientifically validated traditional practices, and instill confidence in citizens regarding the scientific values of our traditional knowledge/practices. Great time with great citizen and great tradition and great words with great work always help us to memorize the beautiful culture and tradition practices for the whole country in a systematic way and achievements. JAI HIND.
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Nasim Kutchi
Nasim Kutchi 4 years 5 months ago
cont-- the language selected by him can be used in his daily lives to in there family members and in society while speaking with others. In this sense we can save the tradition of each states according to there requirements and responsivities. Tradition can of different ways and types wearing of dress is also a tradition or knowledge of the society, eating of foods according to there minds also moves to traditions, using of different languages while speaking with family members also proves the originality of the traditional practices. So this is the right suggestion taken by our beloved Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and by our president Under the visionary leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister and President, CSIR Society, Shri Narendra Modi, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is spearheading the efforts to collaborate with the relevant partners from across the country and implement the national initiative SVASTIK (Scientifically Validated Societal Trad
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Nasim Kutchi
Nasim Kutchi 4 years 5 months ago
cont-- Even the technologies right now has no comparison with our traditional knowledge it far beyond the imagination. International citizens are accepting our culture and we are going far away from it as a result it a big loss to our economy and will also result in generation gaps. We say History repeats itself but in this generation we are totally away from the part of the history or either we are far away from our history and playing a vital role in the field of technologies with different pictures and monuments and activities in developing the countries Tradition on a safety hand from the eyes of the enemies. so to follow up or to make a habit of our tradition in homes, schools and colleges every student should select one subject of his family language for example suppose if the students name is -- NASIM KUTCHI in this the title belongs from KUTCH which belongs from Gujrat. In this sense the student should select one subject of Kacchhi Language or a Gujrati language so that cont-
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Nasim Kutchi
Nasim Kutchi 4 years 5 months ago
This topic is not a disturbing co-incidence that stirs our amazements on his holy occasion to commemorate one of the most important landmark of INDIAN religious history related to the rich legacy of practices and knowledge touching different spheres of life and a scientific heritage traversing various Science & Technology (S&T) domains. The traditional knowledge of India is available in various forms such as classical texts, manuscripts and/or as oral communication that has been passed on over thousands of years. This valuable knowledge is often part of our daily practices as well it has become. Traditional knowledge of india is beyond description but somehow Indians are adopting western traditions .In order to enhance our traditions and keep it as it used to be we should contribute in made in India and boycott western things as much as possible. This is also true that We shouldn't avoid and decline what our ancestors believe in.
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Rutuja Kishor Misal
Rutuja Kishor Misal 4 years 5 months ago
हमारा भारत देश विविध परंपराओं और संस्कारो से घिरा हुआ है । और हमारे इस परंपराओं का जतन करने की जिम्मेदारी हम सभी की है । इस बारेमे लोगो में जागृति पैदा करने से बोहोत बदलाव आ सकता है । पाठशाला में भी ईस पर चर्चा होनी चाहिए और मुझे लगता है कुछ जगह पर ऐसे नियम बनाने चाहिए जहा हमारे संस्कृति का पालन होना ही चाहिए , जिससे लोगो को भी इसका महत्व पता चलेगा । क्योंकि परदेशीय संस्कृति के कारण हमारी भारतीय संस्कृति कही न कही पीछे रह रही है , और हम ऐसा नहीं होने दे सकते ।
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Ishtasharma
Ishtasharma 4 years 5 months ago
Traditional knowledge of india is beyond description but somehow indians are adopting western traditions .In order to enhance our traditions and keep it as it used to be we should contribute in made in india and boycott western things as much as possible.We should be more traditionally related to our culture than .We are abdicting the rules set up by our ancestors.Organizing more cultural events at schools ,colleges,universities,and even at national and international levels will help us to maintain our cultural knowledges and practices .We shouldn't avoid and decline what our ancestors believe.Even the technologies right now has no comparison with our traditional knowledge it far beyond the imagination. International citizens are accepting our culture and we are going far away from it as a result it a big loss to our economy and will also result in generation gaps .we should save our culture that should be a must done priority to every indian. lets save our culture to save our nation..
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Dr Guinness Madasamy
Dr Guinness Madasamy 4 years 5 months ago
Our traditional knowledge and experiences can be included as a subject in the school curriculum for building a New India.
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