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India has as many systems of knowledge as there are communities and languages: Literary theorist Devy

Linguist and literary theorist Prof. G.N. Devy said on Thursday that India has as many systems of knowledge as there are communities and languages in the country. “I don’t remember anybody’s contact number; instead, my phone does it for me.. Human memory is declining steadily and very rapidly, making knowledge as human property impossible. European rationality Sunil Sahasrabudhey, founder president of Vidya Ashram at Varanasi, in his preliminary remarks, defined ‘knowledge in society’ as ‘lokastha vidya.’ “Vidya exists among the people and in this world. Further, elaborating on the idea of knowledge in society, Mr. Sahasrabudhey said that it would include the knowledge of people like peasants, artisans, and women.

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