All articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at 4th International Conference Anubhuti 4.0 – Discourses in Indian Knowledge Systems: Pathways of Culture, Inclusion, and Sustainability (ICIKS-2026) on 12th and 13th February 2026 at Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, India. These articles...

Indigenous farming practices in the Indian subcontinent have been an age-old form of knowledge that synthesizes knowledge about nature with traditional farming practices. These practices are grounded in the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and aim at co-existing with nature in an eco-friendly manner by...

Purpose: this study aims to know the importance of Indian knowledge system (IKS) in education for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). The study also examines the barriers and strategies of incorporating IKS into the present education system with the help of new education policy 2020. ...

The classical Indian political thought is an extremely integrated and holistic vision of governance where ethics (niti), duty (dharma), and statecraft (rajya-niti) exist not as distinct and competing entities but as supportive and indivisible principles. According to this tradition, political power is...

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) constitute the backbone of the Indian economy, yet they continue to demonstrate uneven and often informal compliance with regulatory frameworks. Existing scholarship on MSME governance largely examines compliance through institutional design, enforcement mechanisms,...

This paper examines the representation of conflict, memory, and identity in contemporary Kashmiri writing through a comparative study of Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer, Our Moon Has Blood Clots by Rahul Pandita, and the novels The Collaborator and Tell Her Everything by Mirza Waheed. Situating Kashmir...

In present times the common characteristics of modern societies include social fragmentation, identity-based wars and the loss of public trust in formal legal institutions. Prevailing judicial systems with their Western liberal traditions tend to emphasize codified law, adversarial procedures and institutional...

The global financial system is experiencing a fundamental shift in response to escalating concerns about environmental degradation, ethical failures, governance crises and socio - economic inequalities. While modern frameworks exist today to address these questions like sustainable finance, Environmental,...

The growing demands of academic performance for youth today has drawn renewed interest in the psychological variables associated with procrastination. This study examined the relationships between spiritual well-being, metacognitive regulation, and academic procrastination among young adults in the Delhi/NCR...

Temples have historically served as archives of multidisciplinary knowledge in the context of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), including astronomy, ritual calendars, architecture, performing arts, philosophy, and social governance. This has helped to preserve and spread indigenous epistemologies. Gram...

Sustainable resource use in agriculture has become increasingly significant as climate change, and resource scarcity put pressures on agri-based industries. Past studies have examined sustainable agriculture and green marketing independently and there is limited research which connects farm-level sustainability...

This study is aimed to investigate the casual relationship of personality traits, self-consciousness and life satisfaction in adults. A total of 300 adults age range 18 to 38 years from Delhi NCR were selected and administered three standardized tools i.e., 10 item personality trait scale, self-consciousness...

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance has emerged as a critical determinant of corporate sustainability; however, its theoretical foundations remain predominantly grounded in Western governance paradigms. This study extends the ESG financial performance literature by integrating principles...

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) embody cumulative, practice-based wisdom embedded in cultural expressions such as crafts, agriculture, architecture, and community life. Handloom weaving traditions, in particular, function as living repositories of ecological intelligence, material knowledge, social organization,...

Life carries the essence of eternity while nature has the trait of existentialism, and they both carry a unique connection in the ethical functioning of the human body and soul. The relation of the soul inside the human body with cosmic energy has always ignited and motivated the philosophical belief...

Planned Obsolescence is the primary marketing strategy for electronics manufacturers. In today’s time consumers are moving towards eco-friendly products but manufacturers act to be eco-friendly while they indirectly push end users to purchase new product repeatedly, which helps manufacturer to increase...

Habba Khatoon, originally named Zoon, was a sixteenth-century Kashmiri poet and singer whose life and poetry embody women’s experiences within a deeply patriarchal social order. Born in Wahee-Praghna village, she was initially married according to custom, and later became the queen of Yusuf Shah Chak,...

The Gottman Method is an evidence-based model of communication skill improvement and strengthening emotional ties, popularizing conflict as an acceptable resolution mechanism in recent years. Online and offline were the two forms of interventions used in this comparative research study undertaken to...

Traditional business concepts based on unlimited natural resources are being replaced by ecological analysis of fixed biophysical foundations, as demonstrated by ongoing shifts in resource and sustainable development paradigms. This paper examines significant paradigm shifts in economic theory regarding...

Introduction- This paper explores the relationship between body image, self-esteem and self-concept among adolescents. It has been shown that people’s perceptions of themselves and their degree of confidence are greatly influenced by their body image, especially when it comes to physical attractiveness....

The rising concern about the levels of academic stress experienced by young adults must be evaluated as an influence on their life satisfaction and well-being. The present study examines the correlation between academic stress and life satisfaction. Study included 100 individuals, comprising 50 males...

Adolescence is increasingly shaped by digitally mediated environments that influence behavioural regulation, emotional processing, and identity formation. While socioeconomic disadvantage has traditionally been linked to behavioural vulnerability, emerging evidence suggests that adolescents in high-income...

The United Nations has established 17 Sustainable Development Goals aimed at providing solutions and justice across social, ecological, and governance issues. This paper will explore the Indian Knowledge System and its application in the Sustainable Development Goals by analysing principles such as Dharma,...

Mentoring is said to be one of the integral components for the overall development of an individual. It is a guiding power where mentor and mentee share balance. The principle of Mentoring or Guru Shishya Parampara is one of the most ancient concepts of Indian Knowledge System. This has been an integral...

The Bhagavad Gita establishes that fulfilling one’s responsibilities without attachment to results constitutes dharma for any individual. This concept of dharma, encompassing proper conduct, right action, duty, and ethical thinking, forms the foundational basis for the governance of any land. This paper...

The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) gives a profoundly holistic perspective of health that transcends the mainstream biological notion of disease management. Rooted in historical writings such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Ayurveda, Yoga, and associated philosophical traditions, the concept of Swasthya is...

The paper attempts to study the impact of reforms in Good and Services Tax popularly known as GST on sustainable economic growth in the Indian travel and tourism industry. By using secondary data and deploying qualitative research approach the effect of GST on pricing mechanisms, formalisation, fiscal...

This study analyses the relationship between public policy outcomes and electoral behaviour in Ayodhya using a secondary data–based research design. Relying exclusively on existing sources, the study draws upon official government reports, election commission data, census statistics, policy documents,...

Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy), a perennial climbing plant of the family Menispermaceae, is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine for its wide range of medicinal properties and adaptability to tropical and subtropical regions. It is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, dietary fibers, and essential minerals,...

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) emerge from lived experience, everyday practices, and shared community traditions. When this knowledge forms travels with people across borders, it does not remain unchanged; instead, it is reshaped through new encounters and contexts. This paper reflects on how IKS is...

The global population, currently estimated at approximately 8.2 billion, is projected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, necessitating significant enhancements in agricultural productivity under limited cultivable land. However, monocropping systems have contributed to soil and water degradation, excessive...

This paper proposes the Dharmic Scorecard, an eight-parameter civilisational evaluation matrix newly derived from Indian Knowledge Systems for assessing public policy. Conventional evaluation frameworks, including the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria, the Logical Framework Approach,...

This research paper explores the issue of psychological violence and the silent control of women in modern society through the play of Marie Ndiaye like Hilda. Unlike psychological abuse, physical violence often remains hidden because it happens through manipulation, emotional pressure, fear, authority,...

Contemporary global governance operates under conditions of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) and of brittleness, anxiety, non-linearity, and incomprehensibility (BANI) that expose a persistent deficit in prevailing paradigms: technocratic, legalistic, and economically instrumentalist...

This paper analyses the history of Indian farming practices, comparing ancient methods to contemporary methods in terms of technique, sustainability, and efficiency. While prior scholarship has examined ancient Indian agriculture and the Green Revolution largely as separate episodes, few studies have...

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized artificial intelligence from a system that takes user input to a standalone agent that can plan, reason, use tools, and make decisions over long time horizons. However, even with these advances, current agentic AI systems still struggle with issues such...