SV: [Y-Indology] INDIA'S TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS: IN SEARCH OF NEEDHAM.

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Bijoy Misra [sMTP:bmisra] skrev 17. mai 2001 16:33:

> In the total knowledge systems, the empirical sciences

> take a prominent role. Science by its foundation needs

> documentation and cataloging. Most of the Indian

> contributions has been painted as intuitive and

> speculative. ....

 

Considering India's architectural monuments, it is evident that India had a

great deal of technological knowledge. You don't create great fortresses,

cities, dams, temples etc. through speculation alone. But much of India's

technological knowledge seems to have been a well-kept secret among those

who practiced the technology, much in the way modern corporations avoid

telling competitors about how they do things. That is probably one of the

reasons why much knowledge was lost and needs to be rediscovered. We do

have the Shilpashastras, though. Does the project mentioned by Prof.

Malhotra also concern itself with the Shilpashastras?

 

Lars Martin Fosse

 

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