INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) reflect the knowledge, practices, values, and life experiences that have been passed down through generations in India. They include ideas found in literature, science, medicine, agriculture, art, education, architecture, philosophy, and everyday cultural practices. These knowledge traditions reflect India’s long-standing intellectual heritage. They continue to offer practical insights into sustainable living, ethical values, community harmony, and holistic learning. Indian Knowledge Systems: Perspectives and Practices is an edited volume that brings together interdisciplinary scholarly contributions that explore the depth and relevance of indigenous knowledge traditions in present-day contexts. The chapters in this book examine how traditional knowledge systems interact with modern academic disciplines and contemporary social realities. The volume engages with diverse themes including mathematical reasoning in the Sulbasutras, traditional metallurgy and nanobiomedicine, ecological significance of the lotus, festive culinary traditions, Kolam and computational thinking, ethical practices, women as custodians of cultural knowledge, indigenous ecological systems, Tamil epic traditions, pedagogy in Indian Knowledge Systems, and heritage as sustainable industry. It will be useful for researchers, teachers, students, and general readers interested in Indian culture, knowledge traditions, and their significance in the modern world.