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The National Education Policy, 2025, outlines the integration of the Indian Knowledge System in the contemporary curriculum. Indian Knowledge System or the Bhartiya Gyan Parampara aims towards the safeguarding of the ancient traditional aspects of India along with an amalgamation of the various aspects of Indian Knowledge into current learning, which includes the vast array of knowledge, traditional practices, and philosophies. The lush green territory of India's north-east is home to indigenous tribals, rooted in their rich traditional culture and practices. Many tribes of Nagaland used to transmit information from a dormitory-like structure called the Morung where the young men and women about their history, ethnicities, customs, and cultural practices. The Gurukul system of communicating knowledge was the ancient method of education, which started during the time of the Vedas. At the Gurukul, the students (shishya) would live in proximity to the teacher (guru). The Morung and Gurukul systems focused on experiential learning, instilling values in the students, and generating a sense of communal belonging. This study will primarily analyse the similarities between the Gurukul system and the Morung system in the transmission of education to the students through a comparative angle. An attempt will be made to understand the critical role played by both systems in determining the rich Indian knowledge and cultural identity. The study will emphasize the importance of the Morung system of education from north-east India as one key element of the Indian Knowledge System's holistic developmental approach, as charted in the National Education Policy of 2020.