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Common Misconceptions about IKS

Arijit Bose
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Lucknow: Numerous misconceptions about IKS persist, clouding its true nature and scope, which stem from many factors – limited understanding of its vastness, misrepresentation in popular media and the overlay of modern paradigms on ancient knowledge traditions. IKS is a dynamic, evolving, and interdisciplinary repository of knowledge that has developed over millennia in the Indian subcontinent, covering disciplines such as art, architecture, linguistics, health sciences, governance, mathematics, astronomy, etc. These are interconnected and deeply rooted in the lived experiences, cultural practices, and philosophical inquiries of the Indian civilization. Let us…

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