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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

How much are you aware of our traditional knowledge and practices? Participate in MyGov quiz and check your awareness of the traditional knowledge of India. Quiz Link: https://quiz.mygov.in/quiz/quiz-on-indian-traditional-knowledge/

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

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rolika
rolika 4 years 6 months ago
Traditional knowledge and practices are very much dying & can be revived by its practice at the level of primary schools. If we wish to demand anything better from our society then we shd sow the seeds first & the right place to nurture it is at the schools. A few periods of righteous living & righteous traditional practices would nurture 'that' in the student that would make him a better citizen making a better society. Our sanskriti had been doing in the past too. why do we copy west ???
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PUJA SHARMA
PUJA SHARMA 4 years 6 months ago
We must improve our Education System and make efforts to develop education on India prior to Islamic Invasion, the Grandeur and Knowledge on Ayurveda, Aryabhatta etc.Also improve Patriotism...
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Himanshu Srivastava
Himanshu Srivastava 4 years 6 months ago
Hume apni traditional knowledge ko aur badhana chahiye. Kyuki hamari tradition me har cheej ke baare me likha hua hai.. ki hum har prakaat ki pareshaniyo ko kaise face kre aur unko kaise khatam kre.
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Shirisha
Shirisha 4 years 6 months ago
it is very important to improve confidence in our traditional knowledge..it is is possible only with school education..each and every step is start with school ..as well as youth attracted towards western culture now way days it's so sad ...no other culture greater than ours..so it is very important to change the minds of youth by changing the thought that western culture not as much great as ours.....I think it's possible with TV adds..top most youth leader speeches,and movies,as well as school ,and college dressing codes ....thank you
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Balasubramanya_3
Balasubramanya_3 4 years 6 months ago
Formal recognition of the ‘Home’ as the 4th Tier of Health Care (primordial or pre-primary health care as an institutionalised, low cost, high touch, self-sustaining health care tier). India will be the first in the world to do that. This shall not only enable these household practices to be respected, recognised and brought to the limelight but also ensure documentation, scientific validation and subsequent appropriate health education to the communities. This would weed away unscientific practices on one side and also establish household practices on a scientific footing. This process could also enhance trust between the people and the health care system. I hope this proposal is favourably considered by Hon.PM and Hon Ministers of MOHFW and AYUSH
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NANDAN SHERLEKAR
NANDAN SHERLEKAR 4 years 6 months ago
We were traditionally good at sericulture to produce silk for ages.Are capable of producing finest silk fabrics & other products. We are able to weave gold coated threads for kanjivaram sprees. We have silk board to promote this industry. We need to change with time now china & other countries are involved in making silk stronger and has many uses apart from textiles. Feeding silk worms with carbon nano tubes, graphene,titanium dioxide or any new materials to find new uses technologically.And will be value added products can give new dimensions to silk industries. Chinese have technicaly developed silk & done extensive work In this field. We can establish products for our own use & exports.Some of our states are suitable to promote silk growth as weather is in our favor. Innovation & aatmanirbhar is the need of the hour to make silk from strong,stronger to strongest.
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Prajapati swami lyer
Prajapati swami lyer 4 years 6 months ago
namaste knowledge increases by awareness. how ? conducting visits to various places of art and cultural museum in school days inter change of school children through different states programme . let them feel learn the other schools or colleges cultures in different states ... could be 2 days a week programme 3 promote sponsors to make and telecast quiz or other knowledgeable shows and keep cash prices or sponsors ship free to brillent students to higher studies by big colleges universities or even bid buisness men as Tata etc . 4 connect all business houses smallmor big with school colleges other institutions to help children to learn about culture and other buisness oppurnitues . 5 shows can be done through our world so that Indian or non Indian can also perticipate . 6 create one website where all cultures activites are shown for different states people can learn enroll on line courses if want to learn certain skill . online classes like pot making embodiery any 4
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