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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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MONICA SINGH
MONICA SINGH 4 years 6 months ago
By now everyone is convinced that Ayurveda is a reliable and recognised form of Indian traditional Medicine System. For applying this greatly useful medicinal knowledge we can:-1.In all the health centres people should be diagnosed properly free of cost for full medical checkup .This will ensure proper treatment as well as preventing prevention of other unknown diseases 2.If the patient is referred for Herbal therapy, he or she will not suffer from any serious side-effects 3. Once I could cure myself with only aloe vera plant gel of a skin allergy on my forehead caused due to the chemical colour used to dye hair. The earlier allopathic ointment as advised by a practicioner was not working at all. Thankfully my allergy disappeared along with the stain after a continuous application of the natural gel extracted from the plant for about two to three months.
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Rohit Sunny K
Rohit Sunny K 4 years 6 months ago
people know Lokmanya Tilak as only a freedom fighter. sadly lost is his contribution to maths and astronomy. his treatise Arctic home of Vedas proves that... well read it for yourself to get proved about the antiquity of the Vedas. it's available in pdf format freely
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Harsha Khandelwal
Harsha Khandelwal 4 years 6 months ago
As we prominently say, Old is Gold That's true our indigenous tools, techniques are versatile The knowledge is so vast and our saints have undergone researches, experiments to gift those precious pieces Its high time of need to turn back the pages, retrieve those, serve the globe with a scientific approach to make them understand Sanskrit language easy devices, expert to be also required as the core texts are in devvani (sanskrit language) It can be Arthashastra, Shrimabhagwat Gita, Vedas, Ayurveda, Yagyachikitsa, and many more. This initiative will going to be the biggest of all contributions of India to the world
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Madhukar Swayambhu
Madhukar Swayambhu 4 years 6 months ago
Possibly, when India was invaded by west for the first time by Alexander in some 325 B.C. that continued till year 1700s by numerous attempts from west & north, from Muslim invader of Central Asia till Mongols, Mughals, Spanish, Portuguese and British, the ideas of Indian philosophy were too ahead of time for the western world to understand and follow. Thus they took the available scripture along with them to study it later and try to decode the past. For example the concept of “Vasudhaiv Kutumbukam” (वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम) wasn’t understood by the world till the maturity of Internet era. It is only now that the world realizes that a Chinese stock market crash can make someone homeless in US. A blast in Virginia, spoils a future of a person in Pakistan. That’s how connected we are today.
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Ratnadeep Pralhad Shelke
Ratnadeep Pralhad Shelke 4 years 6 months ago
Vedic math is also well known traditional knowledge & still in practice. competitive exam students need this fast method.
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Madhukar Swayambhu
Madhukar Swayambhu 4 years 6 months ago
India is the oldest surviving continuous civilization, and the very fact that we' ve been here in the same land mass for at least 25,000 years (that can be corroborated with documentary & Archaeological evidences) cultivating the same land and producing our food, gives a hint that we must have cracked the code of sustainability. Now in past 400 years, India has been the most invaded country in the history of mankind and due to this there has been many changes in the way we' ve been living and more specifically the way our knowledge is transferred to the next generations. With an influence of Middle Eastern culture during Mughals and later European influence with British rulers, the original Vedic culture of the land was suppressed in all the possible ways and the education system was almost abolished. Attached article will explain a lot about the MOST scientific society on Earth - Vaidic India!
mygov_16469837804979241.pdf
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