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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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PraptiSharma_17
Prapti Sharma 2 years 9 months ago

There will be no exaggeration if we say that Indian culture is the storehouse of all human qualities because Indian culture believes in the mantra 'SarveBhavantuSukhinah’ (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) meaning may all become happy and from this arises a great welfare mantra of 'Vasudev Kutumbakam'(Maha Upanishad 6.71-75) meaning the whole world is one single family. India is a land of culture, tradition, and customs. Indian traditions and culture are known universally. Culture describes all the mental processes that are (or can be) subject to social transmission, as well as other elements of human behavior that help to establish and form our mental processes. Our heritage is so rich that the whole world is attracted by our customs. We have been following our customs and tradition since ages and science is embedded in these traditions and customs. Countless rituals and traditions have been performed in Indian homes for centuries.

PraptiSharma_17
Prapti Sharma 2 years 9 months ago

The division of distinction that separates art and culture from science is artificial. In ancient times, all the innovative thoughts and postulates of great sages fell under the overall umbrella of philosophy. There was no division between scientific and religious thinking in those days, all innovators being regarded as philosophers or rishis. They did not necessarily speak of religion alone. They had a deep insight or Antar Drishti. Their invaluable contributions to Astronomy are an inseparable part of the holy Rig Veda. Similarly, the Samhitas and the Atharva Veda, respectively, are the repositories of important treatises on medicine and mathematics. Culture is thus inseparable from science, and vice versa. 'Nahijananenasadrsam', or there is nothing that bears comparison to knowledge, epitomizes the homage of Indian culture to learning and inspired our ancients' quest for knowledge. Science was an integral part and an important preoccupation in ancient Indian culture.

PraptiSharma_17
Prapti Sharma 2 years 9 months ago

Traditional knowledge typically distinguishes one community from another. In some communities, traditional knowledge takes on personal and spiritual meanings. Traditional knowledge can also reflect a community's interests. Some communities depend on their traditional knowledge for survival. Traditional knowledge regarding the environment, such as taboos, proverbs and cosmological knowledge systems, may provide a conservation ethos for biodiversity preservation. This is particularly true of traditional environmental knowledge, which refers to a "particular form of place-based knowledge of the diversity and interactions among plant and animal species, landforms, watercourses, and other qualities of the biophysical environment in a given place".Some social scientists conceptualise knowledge within a naturalistic framework and emphasize the gradation of recent knowledge into knowledge acquired over many generations. These accounts use terms like adaptively acquired knowledge, socially cons

PraptiSharma_17
Prapti Sharma 2 years 9 months ago

Traditional knowledge includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools and techniques for hunting or agriculture), midwifery, ethnobotany and ecological knowledge, traditional medicine, celestial navigation, craft skills, ethnoastronomy, climate, and others. Traditional knowledge (TK), indigenous knowledge (IK) and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations (UN), traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions (TCE) are both types of indigenous knowledge. In many cases, traditional knowledge has been passed for generations from person to person, as an oral tradition. Some forms of traditional knowledge find expression in culture, stories, legends, folklore, rituals, songs, and laws, languages, songs, dance, games, mythology, designs, visual art and archtechture

PraptiSharma_17
Prapti Sharma 2 years 9 months ago

The Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSPs) have been proven to contribute to the sustainability and productivity of many ecosystems, examples of which include the rice terraces and imuyung (private woodlot of the Ifugao, the traditional biodiverse swidden of the Hanunuo, the fish conservation practices of the Dumagat, and the traditional herbal medicines of many Filipino ethnic communities. Undoubtedly, the indigenous peoples communities have made courageous efforts to protect their IKSPs, but with the rapid development around them and subsequent massive degradation of natural resources, those efforts are not enough. Their local initiatives need to be recognized, enhanced and supported by the government.

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sujit lotlikar 2 years 9 months ago

every traditional work in ancient ages was used to follow specific rituals in specific time for best result, example when grown up tree was needed to be cut, specific day time was timetable,

Pramod Kumar tripathi_6
Pramod tripathi 2 years 9 months ago

भारत बिबिधताओ का देश है जहाँ प्रति 40 किलोमीतर् के बाद भाषा और रीति रिवाज बदल जाते है फिर भी देश या अविस्कार् की आवस्यकता पड़ने पर सम्पूर्ण भारत बिबिधता को छोड़ कर एक जुट हो जाता है

arti_1202
arti 2 years 9 months ago

MananniyenPradhanmantri ji namaskar traditional knowledge and practices ke liye mai khna chahungi ki jo log fasting rakhte hai us din mitti ke bne pot se apna food bnaye. Diwali me mitti se bane diya ko hi jalaye. Bihar me bhut dhum dham se chat festival mnaya jata hai jisme phle sirf raw materials hi use hota tha jaise Bamboo se bna daliya,mitti se bna pot,ajkal metal se bna pot sab use hone laga hai. Bhut women hai jo bedsheets,sweaters, curtains,table cloths,khud bna sakti hai lekin ajkal bnane se jyada jor kharidne pe dia ja rha kyuki unki value society me nhi ki jati hai.Daily uses cloths bhi khud bnakar phnane se jyada jor kharidne pe dia jata hai kyuki isase log modern feel karte hai