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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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mihir bhattacharjee
mihir bhattacharjee 3 years 4 months ago
सोशल मीडिया पर खुद को आकर्षक तस्वीरों के साथ पेश करना बहुत स्वाभाविक और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता का हिस्सा है..... लेकिन, कुछ दिनों के लिए (13-15 Aug) देश की आजादी के अमृत काल पर हम सब मिलकर राष्ट्रीय ध्वज फहराएं तो क्या हर्ज है !! आइए हम सभी अपने प्रोफाइल पर (2-15 Aug) राष्ट्रीय ध्वज लगाएं.... देश के लिए एकता दिखाने का इससे बेहतर मौका और क्या हो सकता है
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma 3 years 4 months ago
छोटे से छोटा काम सभी को आदर सम्मान मिलना चाहिए, क्यूंकि देश तभी विकास कर सकता है जब देश में हर तरह के काम हो। हमें कोई भी काम करने में शर्म मेहसूस नहीं करनी चाहिए। शिक्षित युवा अगर मेहनत लगन से काम करे तो एक छोटे से काम को बड़े मुकाम तक पहुंचा सकता है
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma 3 years 4 months ago
छोटे से छोटा काम भी एक कला है, एक प्रतिभा है। हमारे देश के लोगों में वो प्रतिभा है कि अपने हाथों से पांच रुपए से लेकर पांच लाख की चीज़ बना सकते है। भारत के हर राज्य मे अभी भी लोग हाथों से कई चीज़ें बनाते है, और लोग उन्हें पसंद भी करते है। इसे लोग आत्मनिर्भर भी बनेंगे, सरकार पर बोझ भी नहीं होंगे। जितना लोग आत्मनिर्भर बनेगे, जॉब प्रोवाइडर बनने की कोशिश करेंगे उतना हमारा देश तरक्की करेगा
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma 3 years 4 months ago
हमारा भारत कृषि प्रधान देश है और कृषि के बिना कोई भी देश विकास नहीं कर सकता। हमारे भारत की ज़मीन मे ऐसा कुछ नहीं जो ना उग सके। शिक्षित होना ज़रूरी है, लेकिन शिक्षा का अर्थ या मकसद नौकरी पाना नहीं होना चाहिए। सरकार को हर तरह के कामों को प्रोत्साहित करना चाहिए। हमारे देश मे बहुत प्रतिभाशाली लोग है, उनको उनकी प्रतिभा दिखाने का मौका मिलना चाहिए,
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Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma 3 years 4 months ago
हमारे भारत में बहुत प्रतिभाशाली लोग है, बस उनको मौका चाहिए। कई पुरुष और महिलाएं अपने हाथों से इतनी बेहतरीन चीज़ें बनाते है कि मशीनें उनका मुकाबला नहीं कर सकती। सरकार को ऐसे लोगों को प्रोत्साहित करना चाहिए ताकी लोग नया कुछ करते रहे
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Naman Jain
Naman Jain 3 years 4 months ago
Dear Sir Young children play in the dirt and contract contagious diseases like ringworm from their friends.Mothers don't allow them to scratch the place as it helps in spreading ringworm. It itches a lot, so they ask the children to use a copper coin while scratching it. Most of them use some allopathic or ayurvedic ointment. Once my young brother had to suffer. When one got cured, another showed its ugly face somewhere.Mother was at her wits' end.Finally she followed someone's advice and roasted a dry coconut shell.After that she covered the burnt shell with a stone bowl( pathuri in Odia).When it became cold, she took out the stone bowl.One could see moisture in the bowl. She put her finger and used the droplets on my brother's ringworm.Her finger turned black. So she took a piece of cloth to use the droplets on the ringworm.She continued doing it for three to four days. The itching stopped and peeling of dark skin took place. My brothe got rid of the nagging skin infection.
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MAHENDRA KUMAR NAYAK
MAHENDRA KUMAR NAYAK 3 years 4 months ago
The historic place Podagada, remains neglected despite its rich cultural heritage visible in the form of many scripts, sculptures, ruined forts, temples, coins etc. it seems to be facing an identify crisis. The Puskari, the capital of Nalas remained us of the Nala rulers. From the 4th-5th century AD, the Nalas rose to prominence with their headquarters at Puskari, modern Umerkote Tehsil of Nabarangpur district. Four of their inscriptions two on stones tells us a lot about their history.The copper plate inscriptions are Rithapur plates of King Bhavadatta Verman and the Kesari Bedha plates of King Arthapati. The rise of the Nalas posed a great challenge to the prestige and power of the Vataka monarchs and clash between these two powers become inevitable.The temporary eclipse of Nala power has been referred to the podagada stone inscription of Nabarangpur district, from where it was known that the lost glory and prestige of Nala Dynisty was retrieved by ScandaVerman, after defeating the V
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