Indian Knowledge Systems in Curriculum: A Pathway to Decolonized and Inclusive Education

NEP 2020 is a transformative education policy with the potential to create a significant paradigm shift towards holistic education by incorporating Indian Knowledge Systems in the curriculum and teaching methods. The vision of the National Education Policy is to foster decolonized education, sustainable learning and inclusive education among learners at all levels of higher educational institutions. To achieve this, initiatives such as faculty development programs have been initiated to sensitize higher education educators to develop insight and value for IKS in education. The integration of IKS is introduced in top universities across India to enrich the educational experience of learners, with the potential to solidify national pride rooted in ancient, philosophical and historical traditions. IKS can potentially harmonize the globally admired, ancient wisdom of art, science, education and technology within a modern technological context for a sustainable future. This theoretical study, rooted in rich secondary data, seeks to critically examine the extent, effectiveness and challenges of integrating IKS in curriculum based on a comprehensive review of existing scholarly literature, articles and journals to investigate the institutional efforts supporting its implementation. Keywords: Indian Knowledge Systems, Inclusive education, Decolonization of education