IIT Mandi organises workshop on Indian knowledge system, mental health

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi organised a workshop on ‘Indian Knowledge System (IKS) and Mental Health’ between March 25 and 27, 2022 through a partnership between IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation.

The IIT Mandi workshop on IKS and mental health was sponsored by the State Bank of India, Netweb Technologies, and Hospimedical. Academia, industry, researchers, experts, and practitioners of the Indian Knowledge System attended the programme. The workshop included expert presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, and brainstorming sessions on graduate curriculum and different research topics. Topics such as yoga and meditation, art forms endorsing mental health, ayurveda, psychology and mental health were discussed during the event.

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“Is the mind simply the brain in action, or a more fundamental object than any fundamental object known within empiric science? Even the Nobel laureate Christof Koch has changed his stance from the former to the latter. Understanding cognition qua cognition is not only a very fundamental question within science but also has the ability to change the discourse of natural science and associated technology in complementing harmonious and sustainable existence,” said professor Laxmidhar Behera, director of IIT Mandi.

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“In a world driven by cutting-edge artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction, the Indian knowledge system (IKS) education may first seem to be an urban legend. However, recent research reveals the importance and benefits of IKS for the human body, mental health, and wellbeing. In fact, IKS has deep roots that are grounded in Indian history, philosophy, society, arts, languages, science and technology, and life sciences,” said Varun Dutt, associate professor of the school of computing and electrical engineering at IIT Mandi.