Faculty of Liberal Studies

यतोऽभ्युदय निःश्रेयससिद्धिः स धर्मः.

Maharshi Kanada wrote this in the Vaisheshika Sutra centuries ago, and it remains the philosophy at the heart of the Faculty of Liberal Studies. Dharma, it says, is whatever leads us toward both Abhyudaya — worldly prosperity — and Niḥśreyasa — the highest fulfilment a human being can reach.

We take that seriously. Worldly prosperity always remains the foundation — never something we leave behind. Without it, poverty persists, quality of life stalls, and neither individuals nor societies can afford to reach for anything higher. At the same time, the problems defining our era — climate change, environmental degradation, energy security, water scarcity — won’t be solved by scientific progress alone. They demand that progress be paired with ethical responsibility, at every step.

This is why the Faculty of Liberal Studies stands at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and technology, drawing freely from all three while staying open to every school of thought. Our purpose is broader: to bring disciplines into real conversation with each other, to question rigorously, and to build knowledge grounded in evidence — knowledge that produces leaders who take responsibility seriously, innovation that can be sustained, and progress that actually serves people and the planet.