Indian Knowledge Tradition and Research

Sapna Sharma
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Sapna Sharma: Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University

A chapter in Achieving $5 Trillion Economy of India, 2022, pp 359-364 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract India is not only a historic country but also a cremation ground. All the Rishi Munis took birth in India. If we talk about knowledge tradition, then the first word comes to our mind is ‘Veda’. And if the researcher wants to know about the history, then he quotes Vedas. Scholars of Indian scriptures have come into its grip and started to interpret Sanatan scriptures. Vedas include social order, policy, etc. The knowledge tradition has its own characteristics, its place of learning, its texts, and their classification. India has always been known about the knowledge tradition and a knowledge culture. Ancient civilizations are accepting India’s debt in the field of knowledge. If we talk of knowledge, it is based on language, philosophy, inescapability of knowledge, folk, Sculptures. In India, there has been an unbroken series of Acharyas, Rishis, Granthas, etc., and teaching and learning took place through gurukul system. Students learnt about Vedas, Vedangas, Smiritis and Stutis. Education was imparted orally. There was a guru–shishya tradition. From the Vedic period, the knowledge tradition was high. Be it Taxila, Nalanda or Vikramshila University. But now this is more westward tilt. Indians are getting knowledge but just to get jobs in sake of earning money. But they are losing their culture, tradition, custom and ethic. So today, there is a need to find the treasure of this knowledge hidden in ancient text to groom it and use it for human welfare. There is need to research on these texts and let India to be connected to its origin.

Keywords: Indian knowledge tradition; Research; Vedas; Yoga (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7818-9_18

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