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@article{192226,
        author = {Surendra Kumar Pandey},
        title = {Science Beyond the West: Revisiting Indian Knowledge Traditions},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {3927-3929},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=192226},
        abstract = {The dominant historiography of science has long privileged Western intellectual traditions, often marginalizing or fragmenting contributions from non–European cultures. This paper critically revisits Indian Knowledge Traditions (IKS) to demonstrate that scientific inquiry in the Indian subcontinent evolved through systematic observation, theoretical abstraction, experimentation, and technological practice long before modern Western science emerged. Drawing upon examples from mathematics, astronomy, medicine, metallurgy, and philosophy of knowledge, the study argues for a pluralistic understanding of science that recognizes indigenous epistemologies. Through textual, material, and historiographic analysis, the paper highlights the methodological sophistication of IKS and its global influence. Reassessing these traditions is essential not only for decolonizing the history of science but also for enriching contemporary scientific and educational discourse.},
        keywords = {Indian Knowledge Systems, History of Science, non–Western Science, Epistemology, Decolonization etc.},
        month = {February},
        }