Conference on Indian knowledge systems to be held from July 10
Jawaharlal Nehru University
will host its first annual academic conference on Indian knowledge systems (IKS) from July 10 to 12 at its convention centre, the administration announced on Tuesday.
Vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said the event was being organised in collaboration with Indian Knowledge Systems Heritage Alliance (IKSHA) and is sponsored by the Union Ayush ministry, Indian Council of Social Science Research and Indian Council of Historical Research. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the conference while Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are among the key speakers.
"We are willing to take the Indian knowledge system to a global level as it is the first step towards discourse creation, self-awareness and narrative building. This opportunity is not limited to JNU, but it will be a part of a larger education ecosystem in India and the West," said Pandit, adding that JNU aims to lead in knowledge creation from a Bharatiya perspective.
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Yugank Goyal, representing IKSHA, said as Bharat rose in global affairs, there was a strong need to understand India from the lens of Indians themselves.
The event will feature over 100 paper presentations, 17 focused sessions, plenaries and panel discussions. Keynote speakers include Manjul Bhargava from Princeton University and Kapil Kapoor of IKSHA. Goyal highlighted the rigorous review of submissions. TNN
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