Indian Knowledge System is generic Phrase that covers practically everything about India. For a nation with more than 5000 years of recorded history, abundant cultural and archaeological artifacts, literature and social and community practices defining what constitutes Indian Knowledge is itself a huge challenge. Literature, cultural and social practices, historical evidence, and other such knowledge assets available in all Indian language , dialects and geographical regions will fall under the ambits of IKS. The Other aspects of the issue the time dimension.