Preserving and Promoting Heritage: Impact of Bhartiya Knowledge System on Present and Future Generation

Abstract: Bhartiya’s health system (herbal system), health wellness system (yoga), and sustainable development (worship of nature) were essential in Ancient Bharat. In the Twentieth century, many universities in India have introduced IKS syllabi to acquaint the present and future generations with the Bhartiya knowledge system to make them understand the universal laws of action, duties, and equilibrium between man and nature. By introducing IKS Bhartiya Darshans, it will acquaint students with the six schools of thought, the six Vedangas, the four Purushsarth, the Chaturvern system, and the Ancient Indian scriptures, which contain the Bhartiya knowledge system in totality. The present paper delves into how, after drafting NEP 2020, the Government of India has taken an important initiative to preserve and promote the Indian knowledge system and cultural heritage to amalgamate ancient and modern wisdom in the contemporary academic setup. Bhartiya’s knowledge system (BKS) states the geopolitics of the world, not in terms of imperialism and colonialism, but to maintain global peace as Vasuvedakutumbakam (the world as one family) and redefine the nature of Geopolitics. Additionally, this paper will also explore how the ‘Dialogic System’ in the Bhartiya Gyan Tradition has a long and rich legacy that determines the epistemological base of knowledge construction that contributes to human civilisation as the oldest human consciousness.