Gyanodaya

Globalizing Indian Thought is Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s signature convention. This is also our institutional mission, our design principle and the basis of our aspiration to be counted among the world’s best schools. GIT is about creating a confident and secure identity as Indians to strengthen roots and give wings to our new generation.

The overarching principle that once integrated India’s institutions is often described by the word ‘dharma’. The notion of dharma goes well beyond what is known as ‘rule of law’. Rule of law is about publicly disclosed legal codes and processes. Dharma, on the other hand, is the holding principle that encompasses the whole of nature, including human nature. Dharma is much more nuanced and yet, paradoxically, more unambiguous than rule of law.

The research presented in Globalizing Indian Thought tells us that India will do well to hark back to its ‘sanatana dharma’. The book decodes and deliberates on a few big ideas with the hope to shape India’s story on the world stage. It would be of interest to anyone who wishes to know how we can bring in ideas that are inherently Indian to broaden the discourse on matters of national and international importance.

The book has edited excerpts of thoughts shared by prominent thought leaders like Arun Maira, Shyam Sunder, Debashis Chatterjee, Deepa Sethi, Surya Prakash Pati, R Radhakrishna Pillai and others.