A Critical Review on the Treasure of Indian Knowledge available in various Scriptures in relevance to Modern Era
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56042/alis.v72i4.25663Keywords:
Ancient, Ayurveda, Upnishad, Scriptures, Scientific, Sanskrit, IndigenousAbstract
Indian knowledge system is a rich legacy catering the society with the concepts of holistic way of living with high levels of spiritual consciousness. The Vedas, Upnishad, Aranyaka, Brahmanas and various other epics are great repository of knowledge encompassing every walk of life, like science, technology, astronomy, architecture, mathematics, ecology and agriculture etc. Though we are presently living in an era of Artificial Intelligence, the wisdom of our ancient Vedic era can't be denied in current scenario. The present era achievements can be denoted as the fruits which the tree of time is bearing and whose roots can be traced in our ancient literature.Therefore, it becomes essential to explore the hidden treasure of Indian knowledge present in the Vedic era or ancient times which have been described in various scriptures, manuscripts, epics and texts etc. The earliest sources of our knowledge of Indian philosophy and medicine are the four Vedas, few sacred books of knowledge which were available from the period of 1500 to 800 B.C.
This research article provides a critical review of the concepts and knowledge which our ancient scholars possessed and that have been adopted in the modern era after conducting scientific researches. This study serves as an initial step to peep into the ancient era window using a spectacle of modern era concepts.