Decolonising Education: Digitizing Indian Vernacular Knowledge 📚

Prof C.S. Yogananda presents a comprehensive roadmap for decolonising Indian education through digitisation of vernacular manuscripts and revival of traditional Gurukula pedagogy. He exposes how colonial educational frameworks continue dominating Indian classrooms despite being less richer in content than vernacular sources. The discussion covers practical solutions including manuscript preservation, technology integration, and policy reforms needed to restore authentic Indian knowledge systems, creating language-neutral education where traditional wisdom guides modern learning.

Key Points:
• Revolutionary approach to decolonising curriculum through manuscript digitisation
• Gurukula methodology vs Western educational models comparison
• Technology's role in preserving vernacular literature and ancient texts
• Practical solutions for implementing indigenous knowledge in modern classrooms

About the Speaker:

Professor C. S. Yogananda is a renowned mathematician. He is the founder of Sriranga Digital Software Technologies which is aimed at digitizing the ancient Indian texts and manuscripts in Sanskrit and vernacular languages. He is also a well-known author who has published several writings on mathematics.

Topics Covered:
00:00 Introduction - Need for Digitization of Vernacular Indian Texts
01:20 Prof Yogananda's Background and Expertise in Mathematics
02:28 Colonial Education Crisis - Indian Sources Remain Hidden
06:55 Digitisation for Decolonisation : Making Vernacular Books Publicly Available
10:38 Why Gurukula System is Better Suited
13:35 Mathematical Heritage - Aryabhata’s Trigonometry
16:05 Reason Why Indian Knowledge was Hidden
20:11 Manuscripts: Cultural Artifacts or Living Knowledge
21:35 National Manuscript Mission and Government's Role in Knowledge Preservation 23:33 Vision for a Decolonised Indian Classroom
#DecoloniseEducation #IndianKnowledgeSystems #ManuscriptPreservation #VernacularEducation #GurukulaSystem

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