What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?

The TOK prompt I have selected is: “What is the relationship between knowledge and
culture?”.
This exhibition explores this prompt by reflecting on knowledge and culture as the cultural
objects instilled the responsibility to pass on the knowledge and heritage of the past into the
future. This can only be done with the fraternization of the past and the present knowledge
and thus developing an individual perspective with a clear and vivid relationship between
objects and knowledge.

Object 1

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These are the paintings from Bhimbetka Caves discovered in 1957-58 and is considered as an
evidence to long cultural continuity. These feature three different phases depicting the linear
representations of huge animal figures such as Bosons. Tigers, Elephants, Rhinos and Boars
beside stick-like human figures. However, many archaeologists show interest in the life-

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 patterns of the people during the Palaeolithic Period, Mesolithic period and Chalcolithic
period.
These paintings are particularly interesting for this exhibition because it highlights the
cultural milieu of pre-historic times and shows the gradual development of human being from
period to period. These paintings highlight the enriched culture and provides a platform for
the present generation to acquire knowledge from these. This continuous process of acquiring
knowledge depicts how culture is symbolic in development of holistic approach of an
individual.
These paintings also enrich this exhibition because not only the archaeologists but all the
people around find it interesting and inspiring. They have symbolising nature along with
spirituality. It depicts the roots of religion and culture.

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Object 2: Ramayana as Picturised in B.R Chopra tele-series

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The Ramayana is known as Adi Kavya. It contains 24000 verses and is divided into 7 books
the central theme of this epic the conflict between Rama, a representative of the Aryan
civilization, according to the story of Ramayana the king Dasaratha ruled over Kosala with
Ayodhya with its capital. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic which follows Prince
Rama quest to rescue his beloved one Sita from the clutches of Ravana with the help of an
army of monkeys. It is traditionally attributed to the authorship of the sage of Valmiki and
dated to around 500 BCE to 100 BCE.
The Ramayana left a huge effect on family life social life as well as culture of the people of
various parts of India as well as on other countries abroad. The Ramayana being oldest epic

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 of India is a huge storehouse of knowledge which helps any human to led a prospective life.
Moreover, it exerts great influence on activities and thoughts of Indian people of the later
ages too. To speak in brief in Ramayana we find living example of moral idealism of life. The
ethical standard of Aryan culture has been brought up by epic poet through a portrayal sprit of
sacrifice, deep attachment, persistence and rigid constancy.
I choose Ramayana because it makes a relationship between culture and knowledge. It shows
us that all good attributes like faithfulness sincerity, obedience are the spine of civilized
social order prevailing in those days as well as now and will continue after many ages the
idols of life as portraited in this epic influence the Indian people as well others to led a life
full of respect, persistence, hardwork.

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