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As per point no. 11.1 (Towards a More Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education)
under part II (Higher Education) of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020,
Ancient Indian literary works such as Banabhatta’s Kadambari described a good education
as knowledge of the 64 Kalaas or arts; and among these 64 ‘arts’ were not
only subjects, such as singing and painting, but also ‘scientific’ fields,
such as chemistry and mathematics, ‘vocational’ fields such as carpentry
and clothes-making, ‘professional’ fields, such as medicine and engineering,
as well as ‘soft skills’ such as communication, discussion, and debate. The very
idea that all branches of creative human endeavour, including mathematics, science,
vocational subjects, professional subjects, and soft skills should be considered
‘arts’, has distinctly Indian origins. This notion of a ‘knowledge of many
arts’ or what in modern times is often called the ‘liberal arts’ (i.e., a liberal
notion of the arts) must be brought back to Indian education, as it is exactly the
kind of education that will be required for the 21st century.
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To initiate the courses / programs related to Indian culture, Indian philosophy,
Indian thoughts, Indian ideology, Ancient Indian Knowledge, Modern Indian Cultural
Philosophy etc., university has established ‘DHAROHAR - GTU CENTRE FOR INDIAN KNOWLEDGE
SYSTEM (GCIKS)’.
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