Aekyaṃ
Education helps children in shaping their place in the world, and Aekyaṃ supports teachers in helping children experience that place as expansive, interconnected, and responsible.
Aekyaṃ considers teachers as facilitators of inquiry and offers them a framework to nurture a sense of interconnectedness among children from the foundational years. The educational resources are drawn thoughtfully from the Bhāratīya Knowledge System, where knowledge is always understood as integrated, relational, and interconnected. The resources are adapted in developmentally appropriate ways for young learners.
Aekyaṃ is not to be seen as an additional subject in the curriculum; it reshapes how existing learning experiences are framed, connected and explored.
Guiding Thought
पिण्ड ब्रह्माण्ड ऐक्यं सम्भूतम् । (Piṇḍa Brahmāṇḍa Aekyaṃ Sambhūtam)
The above Vedantic thought about the Individual and the World as one and unifying among the visible differences in society is the guiding principle for the development of the website.
In the Background
Aekyaṃ emerges from a careful engagement with the rich intellectual heritage of Bhāratīya Knowledge Systems. This work is carried forward by a small team of researchers who thoughtfully curate and contextualise these knowledge traditions into developmentally appropriate resources for contemporary education.
Research Team
- She is a plant biotechnologist with a PhD in Genetics from the University of Delhi. Her research specialises in transgenic crop improvement for enhanced fruit quality and stress tolerance. A CSIR-UGC Fellow and former Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi, she is currently engaged in developing the CBSE science curriculum to promote conceptual clarity and self-learning. She aims to integrate modern biotechnology with the Indian Knowledge System to advance sustainable agriculture and value-based scientific education.
- Grounded in postgraduate studies across Physics, Gender Studies, and Education Policy, she is currently advancing doctoral research on Bhāratīya Knowledge Systems and Teacher Education, integrating diverse knowledge traditions into contemporary educational thought. As an Erasmus Mundus Scholar, she brings over 15 years of experience in educational research and training across India, Europe, and Mexico. Her work is guided by a commitment to exploring how relational and interconnected ways of knowing can meaningfully enrich foundational education.
Belonging precedes responsibility.
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