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Ancient Indian Knowledge System for the Holistic Development of the School Students for Their Physical, Mental and Spiritual Well-Being V. Jayasree M. Sai Baba COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES Bengaluru, India Conference Report NIAS/NSE/SCO/U/CR/11/2020 Communicating Ancient Indian knowledge System for the Holistic Development of the School Students for their Physical, Mental and Spiritual Well-being 7- 8 May 2019, NIAS, Bengaluru NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES Bengaluru, India and CHINMAYA VISWAVIDYAPEETH Veliyanad, Ernakulam © National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020 Published by National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus Bengaluru - 560 012 Tel: 2218 5000, Fax: 2218 5028 E-mail: [email protected] NIAS Report: NIAS/NSE/SCO/U/CR/11/2020 Typeset & Printed by Aditi Enterprises [email protected] CONTENTS Preamble ..................................................................................................................... 2 Participating Organisations ....................................................................................... 3 Conference Programme ...............................................................................................4 List of Participants .......................................................................................................6 Abstracts ..................................................................................................................... 9 Conference Summary .............................................................................................. 21 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 33 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................... 33 COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF PREAMBLE Education plays an important role in shaping The meeting aimed at the following: students into good human beings. The modern system of education, which concentrates • Discuss various issues and challenges faced more on imparting professional skills and by the student community developing intellectual knowledge, ignores the holistic development. Imparting holistic • Trace, identify and redefine the ancient education has become a challenge in modern knowledge systems to correlate with modern times. The importance of psychological well- sciences being, emotional health, of the students for the • Arrive at plausible solutions from ancient social-physical-cognitive-development, is well Indian knowledge system for the holistic recognized. Various forms of ancient practices development of children for their physical, such as yoga, meditation, spiritual healing exist mental and spiritual wellbeing in our ancient knowledge system and encompass not only the development of “Annamaya • To explore integrating the ancient knowledge Kosam” (constituting the physical body) but also into imparting education to deal with the for the mind, intellect, vitality and spirituality. All problems faced by the student community these together with balanced food and lifestyle as described in Ayurveda helps to nurture the body, • Identifying the methods of communicating mind, vital force and intellect of school children. the outcomes to reach to the students, A physically, mentally and spiritually advanced teachers and policymakers child will have enhanced self-esteem, confidence and respect through which the child would be • Suggest methods of implementation able to deal with the challenges that are posed by modern-day that life. A two-day meeting The meeting was combinedly organized by on the theme “Communicating Ancient Indian National Institute of Advanced Studies, Knowledge System for the holistic development Bengaluru and Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, of school children for their physical, mental and Ernakulam with the support from SATYAM, spiritual well-being” was held during 7-8 May programme, Department of Science and 2019 at National Institute of Advanced Studies. Technology, New Delhi. 2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS 1. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 2. Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Ernakulam 3. Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi 4. S-Vyasa Yoga University, Bengaluru 5. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 6. Shiksha Samskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi 7. Shiksha Samskriti Utthan Nyas, Kochi 8. National Council for Education, Research and Training, New Delhi 9. Trans-Disciplinary University, Bengaluru 10. M.S. Ramaiah Indic Specaility Ayurveda, Bengaluru 11. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 12. M.G.M University of Physiotherapy, Navi Mumbai 13. Patanjali Yoga Foundation, Kochi 14. MIT AD University, Pune NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES 3 COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF CONFERENCE PROGRAMME COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru and Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Ernakulam Convenors: Dr. Jayasree and Prof M. Sai Baba, NIAS, Bengaluru Prof. Krishna Mohan, CVV, Veliyanad, Ernakulam 7th May 2019 Time Topic Speaker 0930 – 10.00 Welcome V Jayasree About the meeting M Sai Baba Opening remarks Shailesh Nayak Remarks Sanjay Mishra Vote of Thanks K Krishna Mohan 10.00 – 10.30 Contemporary Indian Education and Panchkosha Udharan Atul Kothari 1030 – 1100 The essence of Integral Education: Need of Gurukul tradition to the Harsh Kumar system in the contemporary World 1100 – 1130 Tea break All 1130 – 1200 Ancient Wisdom for modern education system: Challenges and solutions Judu Ilavarasu 1200 – 1230 Enhancing physical activity for overall development in children using Rajani Mullerpatan traditional Indian movement science 1230 – 1300 Personality strengths and their relationship with Life-goals and Well-being: Shankar Rajaraman A Traditional Indian Approach based on Sanskrit Poetics 1300 – 1400 Lunch All 1400 – 1430 Lesson from Indigenous health systems for developmental psychology of Malavika Kapur childhood 1430 – 1500 Spirituality and Well-being in School Children N C Induchoodan 1500 – 1530 Tea Break All 1530 – 1600 Yoga for the Holistic Development of Student’s Personality and Well-being Sripad Ghaligi 1600 – 1630 Indian Knowledge Traditionsand its Contemporary Relevance Darshan Shankar 1630 – 1700 Contemporary education and Panchakosh ki Udhararan-Part II Prof. Atul Kothari 17.00 – 17.30 Discussion 4 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Technical Discusssion Meeting COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru and Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Veliyanad, Ernakulam Convenors: Dr. Jayasree and Prof M. Sai Baba, NIAS, Bengaluru Prof. Krishna Mohan, CVV, Veliyanad, Ernakulam 8th May 2019 Time Topic Speaker 0930 – 1000 Holistic Child Development and Education: A Golden Opportunity for Sai Susurla Renaissance based on Indic Wisdom and Modern Technology 1000 – 1030 “Vyakthithwa Vikasa”-An Indian perspective KV Namboothiri 1030 – 1100 The relevance of Ancient Indian Knowledge Tradition for Mental Health K Krishna Mohan and Well-being of Students 1100 – 1130 Tea break All 1130 – 1200 Ancient Indian Knowledge based value education for school children S Rukmini 1200 – 1230 Holistic approach of Ayurveda on children’s health based on life cycle G.G. Gangadharan Nair 1230 – 1300 Imparting Education: Ancient times and Now Jayasree Vaidyanathan 13.00 – 1400 Communicating ancient knowledge systems M Sai Baba 1400 Lunch 16.00 – 17.30 Public lecture Ancient Indian Knowledge System: Holistic Development of Children N.C. Induchoodan Indian Indigenous Health systems and contemporary child psychology Malavika Kapur NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES 5 COMMUNICATING ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM FOR THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Prof. Atu Kothari Sri. K. Vasudevan National Secretary Namboothiri Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas Retd. BPO, Saraswathi Bal Mandir, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Naraina Vihar, Director New Delhi - 110028 Patanjali Yoga Training and [email protected] Research Center Ernakulam. Kochi, Kerala [email protected] Major Harsh Kumar Dr. Sripad Ghaligi Secretary Assistant Professor National Council for Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Research and Training Ettimada Village, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Coimbatore Delhi 110016 [email protected] [email protected] Dr. N.C. Induchoodan Dr. Sai Ramakrishna State Chairman, Susarla Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas Dean, State Vice President, School of Vedic Sciences BVB Schools, MIT AD University, Pune Kalki Palace, Edappalli, [email protected] Kochi. Kerala [email protected] 6 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Dr. Rajani Mullerpatan Dr. G.G. Gangadharan Nair Professor Ramaiah Indic Speciality MGM School of Ayurveda Physiotherapy MSR Nagar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra New BEL Road, Bengaluru mgmschoolofphysiotherapy@ [email protected] gmail.com Prof. K. Krishna Mohan Dr. Judu Ilavarasu Professor & Head S Vyasa
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