SRUJANA VATIKA
Srujana Vatika- a pathway to Indian Knowledge Systems
With an aura of ancient Indian wisdom, Srujana Vatika is the cynosure of SRKREC. Carrying forward the essence that Nature is part of our life, it houses various activities that make one to cherish the experience. In consonance with NEP-2020, it promotes community-college connectivity. It actively engages in various activities for spreading the rich heritage of our country and traditional knowledge in the field of Arts and literature, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Architecture, Management, Economics, etc.
Objectives:
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To propagate the traditional Indian knowledge
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To offer a platform for all creative practices to the students.
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To educate the students as well as the surrounding community on the ancient healthy dietary and cooking practices.
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To instill in the students a deep sense of ecological consciousness and motivate them towards research-oriented exploration of IKS
The VIP visitors of Srujana Vatika:
Workshops on Millets
As United Nations declared 2023 as International Year of Millets and as a part of the AICTE initiative towards celebrating Year of Millets Srujana Vatika hosted 2 workshops on Millets. The first two-a three-day workshop took place on 24th and 25th Jan. 2023 and the second 3-day workshop took place from 14-03-2023 to 16-03-2023. The resource person reflected on the nutritive values of millets and demonstrated the preparations to provide hands-on experience to the participants and served the food items to the participants
School Children at SrujanaVatika
Children from different schools in and around Bhimavaram visited Srujana Vatika in March 2023. Sri E Sitarama Raju, the Coordinator, SrujanaVatika, and Prof. Bh V N Lakshmi, the Head, Dept. of English & Foreign Languages, interacted with them and explained the ancient Indian knowledge showing the potpourri of collections and enunciated the significance, history and cultural aspects of certain relics and various cooking utensils used across the country. They even explained the importance of eco-friendly items in day-to-day life, the exigency of limiting the use of plastic, methods to preserve ancient Indian art and knowledge system, and activities highlighting the importance of socio-ecological well-being of the nation. Children rejoiced each and every minute that they spent at Srujana Vatika
