In accordance with the education ministry’s efforts to promote Indian systems of knowledge, a range of new undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be introduced starting from the academic session of 2023-24. This initiative is being carried out under the provisions of the New Education Policy and the University Grants Commission (UGC) has already prepared a draft for the courses. The new courses will encompass a diverse range of subjects, including Indian language science, Indian vastu shastra, Indian logic science, metallurgy science, sculpture science, algebra, Indian musical instruments and pre-British era period water management. These courses will be offered as the foundation and optional courses and will also cover topics such as six Vedangas, Indian civilisation and culture, Indian mathematics, astrology, Indian health sciences and Indian agriculture. Moreover, higher education institutes all over the country will also provide courses on idol worship, astrological inst
With Vedic mathematics finding more acceptance in new India, one hopes it taps into the innate mathematical brilliance of the average Indian and makes the country a mathematical powerhouse it once was. But Vedic mathematics can also be a powerful tool to explore India’s history
Many School Boards of India are in the process of formalizing the instructions on Vedic Mathematics. Ever since Prime Minister spoke of “Vedic Mathematics” in his radio address Maan-ki-Baat, a controversy that once appeared after publication of the book on the subject in English (1965) written by Jagatguru Shankaracharya Bharathi Krishna Tirtha (1884-1960) of Govardhan Math (Puri) has resurfaced.
Indian Vedic Mathematics may soon become a subject in the syllabus of students studying in IITs and other higher educational institutions across the country. Preparations have been made to introduce the subject in various universities.According .