IKS
This task is given by Barad sir. Link: click here Dr. Kalyan Chattopadhyay’s Session on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and English Studies Dr. Kalyan Chattopadhyay, an associate professor at Bankim Sardar College, delivered an insightful plenary address at the national seminar on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in English studies. His talk centered on the integration of IKS into English language and literature curricula in India, emphasizing its importance in decolonizing pedagogy and transforming epistemic frameworks. Key Themes and Insights Colonial Legacy and English Education in India The current English departments in India are deeply rooted in colonial and Eurocentric pedagogies, a legacy of the British colonial education system. Dr. Kalyan referred to Lord Macaulay’s 1835 Minute on Education, highlighting its utilitarian and evangelical agenda to create a class "Indian in blood and color but English in taste and intellect," thus perpetuating cultural subservience. The co...