How relevant are Indic values?

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IndiGlobal Media
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The world, needless to say, is a secular global village. And every civilization in it is
enriched with its legacies and value systems. But do they remain relevant in today’s
world, which is of late defining many civilizational concepts as conditioning? We find
out in a vox populi from a cross-section of people.

“Yes, it helps to know about our ancient knowledge systems and what our ancestors did for us. I have picked values of ethics and morality from Indic Values. We are also taught Ramayana in a special session, from which I learnt the necessity of women empowerment. I was also impressed by Hanuman’s bravery and loyalty to rescue Sita.”

Shalika Pillai,

Class VIII, Indic International School.

“Yes, it helps to know about our ancient knowledge systems
and what our ancestors did for us. I have picked values of ethics and morality from Indic Values. We are also taught Ramayana in a special session, from which I learnt the necessity of women empowerment. I was also impressed by Hanuman’s bravery and loyalty to rescue Sita.”

-Shalika Pillai,

Class VIII, Indic International School.

“Indic values-based education systems take children through an integrated curriculum. Knowledge imparted to children in western models of education excludes an introduction to the cultural context the child belongs to. India is an ancient civilisation and it’s important for children to connect with these ancient yet renewable values so schools which are Indic based which include a culture-based learning system must be encouraged. It is a part of the decolonisation of the education system. Indic stories and Indic storytelling were always a way of encoding information on inner transformation and integrative practices for self-cognition and self-development. The image of the Deva battling the Asura in sword fight never represented a real violent struggle – the indic lens which, at its heart, valued ahimsa was talking about an inner battle, an inner struggle between the forces of enlightenment and ignorance. In Indic Value based schools, which create an environment conducive to the deciphering and understanding of these inner cultural codes, children can learn a lot – from what their ancestors knew and believed in and practiced for ages with success, while remaining situated in a modern context.”

Dr Swetha Prakash,

Author.

“Indic values-based education systems take children through an integrated curriculum. Knowledge imparted to children in western models of education excludes an introduction to the cultural context the child belongs to. India is an ancient civilisation and it’s important for children to connect with these ancient yet renewable values so schools which are Indic based which include a culture-based learning system must be encouraged. It is a part of the decolonisation of the education system. Indic stories and Indic storytelling were always a way of encoding information on inner transformation and integrative practices for self-cognition and self-development. The image of the Deva battling the Asura in sword fight never represented a real violent struggle – the indic lens which, at its heart, valued ahimsa was talking about an inner battle, an inner struggle between the forces of enlightenment and ignorance. In Indic Value based schools, which create an environment conducive to the deciphering and understanding of these inner cultural codes, children can learn a lot – from what their ancestors knew and believed in and practiced for ages with success, while remaining situated in a modern context.”

Dr Swetha Prakash,

Author.

“It’s virtue to learn about our roots and Indic Values. However, it must be a choice
and not a compulsory way of living. There could be hobby classes which students can
opt for if they want to. It must not be thrusted upon anybody.”

Aditi Dewra,

Entrepreneur.

“It’s virtue to learn about our roots and Indic Values. However, it must be a choice and not a compulsory way of living. There could be hobby classes which students can opt for if they want to. It must not be thrusted upon anybody.”

Aditi Dewra,

Entrepreneur.

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