Jugaad is, in some sense, prescriptive knowledge sans propositional knowledge.
But if Khyati is right about the impact of the caste system on the interactions between these two types of knowledge, then a phenomenon similar to Jugaad must also have occurred in the realm of propositional knowledge—a reliance on heuristics rather than theories. This is true of systems like Ayurveda (e.g., the idea of Tridosha).
Ultimately, it could be that the tendency to conform—to Aaptavachana, something totally antithetical to science—limited the progress of rational thought.
Jugaad is, in some sense, prescriptive knowledge sans propositional knowledge.
But if Khyati is right about the impact of the caste system on the interactions between these two types of knowledge, then a phenomenon similar to Jugaad must also have occurred in the realm of propositional knowledge—a reliance on heuristics rather than theories. This is true of systems like Ayurveda (e.g., the idea of Tridosha).
Ultimately, it could be that the tendency to conform—to Aaptavachana, something totally antithetical to science—limited the progress of rational thought.