Shillong, May 2: Chief minister Conrad K Sangma has underscored the need for preservation and promotion of Indian knowledge systems while highlighting the significance of Meghalaya’s traditional knowledge system.
Inaugurating a two-day national seminar on Indian Knowledge Systems, sponsored by Chief Minister’s Special Grant, at Lady Keane College here on Thursday, the chief minister underscored the importance of integration of the material and the spiritual aspects of the Indian knowledge systems.
“The knowledge of the different Indian societies and communities and the traditional knowledge has been the core for healthcare, agriculture, conservation, food preparation, medicine, education,” he said.
Terming Meghalaya’s traditional knowledge as an example, he said the community has been merged to create a sustainable and an effective form of governance.
Calling for documentation of traditional knowledge in order to merge the traditional knowledge with the contemporary, he said, “Documentation is crucial in knowledge sharing as it will provide a structured, accessible information to facilitate learning for students, researchers and scholars and help decision, training and policy making in governance.”
He assured that government would support exchange programs for students and research for such innovative programmes.
He also urged the younger generation to connect to the roots and identity while fostering curiosity, interest and respect for traditional knowledge systems.
