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Odisha Governor Launches Two Centres for Indigenous Knowledge
Odisha Governor Kambhampati Hari Babu opened two new centres in Visakhapatnam.
One centre will study Indic knowledge systems, and the other will study ethnic knowledge systems.
These centres will look at traditional ideas and practices developed by communities over many generations.
They will document this knowledge and help people understand it today.
The centres will also support researchers, teachers and students.
They may organise programmes, publish work and spread public awareness.
The Governor said traditional knowledge is an important part of India’s cultural heritage.
He also said young people should learn about it through careful study and research.
Odisha Governor Kambhampati Hari Babu launched two knowledge centres in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
The centres are the Asavari Centre for Indic Knowledge Systems and the Centre for Ethnic Knowledge Systems.
The initiative aims to promote systematic study, documentation and contemporary understanding of India’s diverse knowledge traditions.
The centres will support research, publications, public awareness and dialogue among scholars, educators, researchers and students.
Hari Babu said native knowledge, indigenous wisdom and traditional practices should be preserved and communicated to younger generations.
- Who
- Odisha Governor Kambhampati Hari Babu launched the centres.
- What
- He launched the Asavari Centre for Indic Knowledge Systems and the Centre for Ethnic Knowledge Systems.
- Where
- The centres were launched in Visakhapatnam.
- When
- The launch took place on Friday.
- Why
- The initiative aims to study, document, preserve and promote India’s native, indigenous and community-based knowledge traditions.
Key facts
- Launched by
- Kambhampati Hari Babu, Governor of Odisha
- Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Centres
- Asavari Centre for Indic Knowledge Systems; Centre for Ethnic Knowledge Systems
- Primary focus
- Study and documentation of diverse Indian knowledge traditions
- Planned activities
- Research, documentation, publications and public-awareness programmes
- Participants
- Scholars, educators, researchers and students
Sources
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