Artificial Intelligence and Indian Knowledge System: A Pathway to Viksit Bharat @2047

Abstract

The vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 is to develop a vision for a developed and technologically advanced country while maintaining the richness of the intellectual legacy inherent in the Indian Knowledge Systems. Indian knowledge systems cover a wide variety of fields ranging from philosophy to medicine, mathematics, linguistics, environmental sustainability, and governance. In recent times, Artificial Intelligence has been recognized as one of the emerging technologies that has the potential to solve complex problems through the analysis of large amounts of data and the discovery of complex patterns and the ability to make intelligent decisions. This paper attempts to explore the potential synergy between Artificial Intelligence and Indian Knowledge Systems as a viable approach to realizing the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. This study attempts to understand the potential of Artificial Intelligence in the digitalization and interpretation of the knowledge inherent in ancient texts, Sanskrit literature, Ayurveda, and environmental sustainability. In addition to the above, the study attempts to understand the potential of Artificial Intelligence in the  development of indigenous innovation in the fields of healthcare, education, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. The study is based on a conceptual and interdisciplinary framework, which outlines the opportunities, challenges, and future of AI combining with IKS. It presents that the integration of ancient wisdom and the new computational intelligence can bring ethical technological growth, culturally dependent innovation, and long-term development of society. The results indicate that the utilization of the Indian Knowledge Systems potentials with the help of Artificial Intelligence can have a substantial impact on the knowledge-based development and will be vital towards achieving the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.