Shielding India's indigenous wisdom

Jacob, Merilin (2020) Shielding India's indigenous wisdom. [Working papers (or Preprints)]

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Abstract

Augmenting towards a ‘culture of innovation with indigenous knowledge’. An oracle impinged on the bondage of traditional societies. Unveiling the cultural traditions, the curtain veil has been pierced towards a more defensive protection of traditional knowledge. ‘Symbolizing the essential fragrance’ of the possession of rich traditional knowledge ‘punctuate the cultural landscape’ Traditional societies have always consciously cared and interacted with ‘mother nature’ and accumulated pragmatic knowledge to manage their daily life. Man and nature are inseparable. The ‘immense value of the traditional knowledge’ possessed by tribal communities is crucial for preservation. Monopolization of traditional knowledge emboldened to strengthen and nurture the roots of traditional knowledge. Traditional knowledge permeates into the wide regime of human interest and hence preservation of indigenous and cultural knowledge provides self-identification. The indigenous people who exemplify the ‘guardians of nature’ are under siege. Lamenting on the concern of Amazon, it is pertinent to consider indigenous knowledge and the management practices especially for the communities living in undisturbed areas. ‘Rain forests harbor rich biodiversity’ and the protection for the same stands indispensable. India is incredibly rich in indigenous and cultural diversity of practices and it is necessary to keep the blend of knowledge which survived through decades under the aegis of legal protection. The laudable initiatives mandated by India towards the protection of traditional knowledge deserves a laudable appraisal.

Item Type: Working papers (or Preprints)
Keywords: Traditional knowledge | Efforts initiated by India
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Cultural Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 29 Mar 2022 12:27
Last Modified: 29 Mar 2022 12:27
Official URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_i...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/1943

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