A Trojan horse has breached the IITs
The article criticizes the institutionalization of the 'Indian Knowledge System' (IKS) within India's top engineering institutes, arguing it promotes pseudoscience under the guise of academic research. It contends that these programs prioritize theological revivalism over verifiable scientific inquiry.
Why it matters
It highlights a growing tension in Indian academia between traditional cultural integration and the maintenance of rigorous scientific standards.
F or a few decades now, a project called the ‘Indian Knowledge System’ (IKS) has sought to integrate traditional Indian wisdom into modern educational curricula. There is a legitimate quest to reclaim India’s indigenous intellectual history and to elevate an informal cultural aspiration into a part of education — but the IKS of today is not it.
The article uses strong, critical language such as 'Trojan horse,' 'farcical,' and 'politico-religious dogma' to challenge government-backed educational initiatives.
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