Teaching topics in Indian Knowledge Systems meant defending it from pseudoscience. Mind, Brain and Consciousness Conference 2026In June, IIT Mandi’s Indian Knowledge System and Mental Health Applications Centre hosted the third edition of its Mind, Brain and Consciousness Conference . This was held under the patronage of the Indian Knowledge Systems Division of the Ministry of Education and included a 275-page abstract book, 19 keynote lectures, 250 technical presentations, and eminent scientists among attendees and chair. Indian science could draw as much on domestically trained talent as on people returning from overseas. Equally important is the impact of such a phenomena on the work on Indian Knowledge Systems.