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Understanding the IKS Role in Education: A Path to Holistic Learning
Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) represent a vast and profound repository of wisdom, philosophy, science, and culture that has evolved over millennia. This knowledge is deeply embedded in the Indian ethos and offers valuable insights into education, spirituality, and sustainable living. As I explore the significance of IKS in education, I aim to shed light on how these ancient systems can enrich modern learning environments and foster holistic development. The IKS Role in Educa
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Europe: Yoga Dharma Retreat
Anaadi Yoga Dharma Retreat
Dates: 25-27 April 2026, Zealand, The Netherlands
Feb 123 min read
From Pattern Matching to Prajna: Grokking, Gurukulas, and the Emergence of Intelligence
In the contemporary landscape of Artificial Intelligence, "grokking" refers to a sudden, dramatic shift in a neural network’s performance. After thousands of iterations of seemingly stagnant progress—where the model simply memorizes data—it suddenly "clicks." It moves beyond rote pattern matching to discover the underlying mathematical logic, achieving near-perfect generalization. This phenomenon is a technical echo of a process the Indian tradition has understood for millenn
Feb 104 min read
Panchakāla Prakriyā - An IKS Framework for Structuring the Modern Workday
Panchakāla Prakriyā literally means “the discipline of five time-periods.”It is described in the Pancharatra Agama, which lays down daily observances for devotees of Vishnu.
Feb 83 min read
Ganita-Nakshtra Vidya EU Sessions
Duration: 8 Online-Live Sessions Schedule: Weekends (Saturday & Sunday) Format: Interactive Zoom sessions with live demonstrations Timing: Sat 11.30 am and Sun 9.00 am Session Dates: Feb 28, Mar 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28 Age: 10-13 years (Central European Time) Fee: Euro 50 per child for 12 hrs of live sessions, access to Anaadi STEM learning platform and worksheets. This program is a specially curated online experience for children in Europe, bridging the gap between ancient heri
Feb 71 min read
Full Stack Bharatiya Drishti with Gurukula Education
When we hold a modern smartphone or consume a dose of Ayurvedic medicine, we are not merely engaging with a product; we are interacting with the terminal point of a vast, multi-layered intellectual architecture. To truly understand anything—from a microchip to a medicinal herb—one must look beneath the surface. Knowledge is not a flat landscape; it is a "Full Stack." In every civilization, this stack begins with an outward manifestation (Technology), which is supported by a s
Feb 57 min read
Yoga Dharma Retreat
Dates ~ Orlando, Florida: April 10 -April 12 (April 10 4.00 pm to April 12 3.00 pm) ~ California, Brentwood: April 17-19 (April 17 4.00 pm to April 19 3.00 pm) Fee: Orlando: 150 USD (per person) Brentwood: 290 USD (per person) (Fee includes food and accommodation for the entire duration of program). Seats: 25 for Orlando and 15 for California In a world that demands constant motion, it is easy to lose sight of the "Why" behind the "How." You may find yourself navigating life
Feb 43 min read
Anaadi Summer Himalayan Yatra 2026
Anaadi Foundation has been organising Himalayan Yatra for 1000s of devotees since 2016. A Himalayan Yatra is far more than a physical journey to lofty mountains; it is a sacred inner pilgrimage that has been central to the Bharatiya parampara. The Himalayas are revered as Devabhūmi—the abode of devas, ṛṣis, and siddhas—where the veil between the outer world and inner silence becomes thin. Undertaking a yatra to this region symbolizes a conscious withdrawal from comfort, routi
Jan 222 min read
Gurukula Education: Learning by Doing – The Practical Approach to Science and Math
Long before the advent of modern laboratories, textbooks, or digital simulations, ancient India nurtured a deeply experiential model of education within the gurukula system. Rooted in the principle of *“learning by doing,”* this holistic approach seamlessly integrated science, mathematics, philosophy, and daily life. Far from being abstract or theoretical, subjects like astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, and natural sciences were taught through observation, ritual, agriculture,
Jan 113 min read
The Oral Tradition: How Gurukula Education Was Preserved Without Paper
For thousands of years, gurukula education flourished without books, notebooks, blackboards, or printed syllabi. Knowledge was not stored on paper but lived —in sound, memory, discipline, and daily practice. This oral tradition was not a limitation born of technological absence; it was a deliberate pedagogical choice , grounded in a deep understanding of the human mind, senses, and consciousness. Modern neuroscience is only now beginning to appreciate why this system was so
Jan 93 min read
64 Kalās (Arts): The Diverse Curriculum of Ancient India
When we speak of ancient Indian education, many people immediately imagine only Veda chanting, philosophy, or spiritual training. But the lived reality of Gurukula education and wider Indian learning traditions was far more expansive. The celebrated idea of the 64 kalās —the sixty-four arts—points to a curriculum that was breathtakingly diverse, practical, aesthetic, and deeply integrated with life. It tells us that education in Bharat was not designed merely to produce scho
Jan 85 min read
How Gen Alpha Benefits from Gurukula Education: Gen α to Gen "G"urukula!
Generation Alpha—children born from around 2010 onwards—are growing up in a world fundamentally different from that of any previous generation. Touchscreens precede textbooks, algorithms influence attention, and structured schedules begin earlier than ever. While Gen Z aspired to purpose, flexibility, and identity exploration, Gen Alpha is growing up in an even more intense environment of digital immersion, rapid stimulation, and adult-designed systems. In this context, Gur
Jan 74 min read
The Role of Āraṇya in Gurukula Learning
When we imagine Gurukula education, the picture that naturally arises is not a cement building with benches and bells, but an āśrama set in the āraṇya —a forest grove, a riverside, a quiet space surrounded by trees, birdsong, and open sky. This is not accidental. The choice of the āraṇya was itself a profound educational principle. In the Gurukula , nature was not background scenery; nature was a teacher, a discipline, and a mirror of the mind. The Āraṇya as a learning en
Jan 64 min read
The Meaning of Guru and Śiṣya: More Than Just Teacher and Student
In modern usage, “teacher” and “student” sound functional—one delivers information, the other receives it. But in the Gurukula imagination, guru and śiṣya are not roles in a classroom; they are living principles in a sacred relationship. The Gurukula tradition views learning as transformation, and transformation needs more than instruction—it needs a lamp that has walked the path, and a heart willing to be shaped. Who is a Guru ? The word guru is often explained as “one
Jan 33 min read
Launching Anaadi iGurukulam
1000 + hours of learning per year Anaadi Foundation is happy to launch Anaadi iGurukulam, an online Gurukulam/After School Platform/Home Learning Platform for Indian Knowledge Systems for children aged 8 and above. Participate in the launch event. The event will be presided by Young Carnatic Vidwan Irai Arut Selvan H. Sooryanarayanan Date: Sunday, 18th January Time: 6.30 pm IST Mode: Online Register for open house and demo below: Express Interest to enrol your child in Anaadi
Jan 31 min read
Gurukula as Civilisational Idea
When we say Gurukula , we are not merely referring to an old “school system.” Gurukula is a civilizational idea—an ecology of learning where knowledge ( vidyā ) is inseparable from character ( śīla ), discipline ( niyama ), and inner awakening ( adhyātma ). The Gurukula did not begin as an institutional structure; it arose organically from the Vedic vision of life itself: that the human being is meant to grow from instinct to insight, from information to wisdom, and from ab
Jan 13 min read
The Architecture of Stability: Finding Inherent Value in the Age of AI
We have tried to capture what Siddhayogi Shriman Adinarayanan mentioned in a Satsang! The digital winds are shifting. As Artificial Intelligence matures, a cold prediction looms over the global workforce: anyone working online or remotely is potentially replaceable. When your output can be mirrored or surpassed by a machine, the existential foundation of the modern worker begins to crumble. If your value is defined solely by your utility—by how much you produce or how fast yo
Dec 27, 20253 min read
Reducing the Problem-Solution space gaps!
Siddhayogi Shriman Adinarayanan often says that when the solution space lies too far from the problem space, life becomes complicated, fragile, and dependent. He shared an example that appears simple on the outside—health. When we fall ill because of our habits, diet, stress or restlessness, the problem is completely inside us; it is born in our daily rhythms. Even Ayurveda says "Ragaadi Rogaan (Our desires and other diseases)". But the solution space we run to is far away—a
Dec 10, 20253 min read
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