Protection of Traditional Knowledge in India: Legal Frameworks and Cultural Preservation

This book explores the intersection of traditional knowledge with national and international legal frameworks, including the Patents Act, Biological Diversity Act, TRIPS Agreement, and the Nagoya Protocol. Through in-depth analysis of legislation, case law, and policy, the book highlights the tensions between intellectual property regimes and collective cultural rights. With a strong focus on customary law, grassroots innovation, and the agency of indigenous communities, this book provides a nuanced understanding of how legal systems can evolve to support ethical, inclusive, and culturally sensitive protection of traditional knowledge. It also emphasizes the role of community voices in shaping law and policy, offering a roadmap for integrating traditional wisdom into modern governance.

Ideal for scholars, policymakers, students, indigenous rights advocates, and professionals in intellectual property, biodiversity, and cultural heritage, ecological concerns language arts and market, this book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand and influence the future of traditional knowledge protection in India.

Highlights gaps in current protections and proposes inclusive legal alternatives Connects legal theory with real-world implications through illustrative examples Integrates knowledge about human rights, language, biodiversity, and cultural and ecological preservation

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Ranbir Chander Sobti, Honorary Scientist INSA, Former Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (UP), and Panjab University, Chandigarh, Former Education Consultant Governor of Bihar and Former Senior Scientist (Indian National Science Academy), is, indeed, a polymath-a renowned academician, distinguished educationist, scientist, dynamic administrator and a visionary gifted with an immensely optimistic disposition and integrity of character, words, and action. He was elected as General President of Indian Science Congress Association for the Session 2013-14. His immense contributions to science include, inter alia, 400 high impact research publications, 55 books, and 23 Sponsored Research Projects. He is fellow of major science academy of India and also fellow of Third world academies. He is recipient of a number of prestigious awards including Padma Shree by the Government of India.

Saamdu Chetri, Former Director/Dean of the Yogananda School of Spirituality and Happiness, boasts over 42 years of diverse professional experience spanning development, private sector engagement, good governance, and the teaching of happiness and Gross National Happiness (GNH). He is Author of 5 published books and has contributed chapters to numerous others. Professor Chetri's interests lie in mindfulness, happiness, environmental issues, climate change, and nature. A pioneer in development initiatives, he devoted his 18 years with the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and Helvetas in Bhutan. Recognized as one of Bhutan's 100 prominent figures in 2008, he was honoured with the Buddha Peace Prize in 2016 by the Samata Sahitya Academy.

Vipin Sobti is an educationist with over four decades of teaching experience in Psychology and child development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A former Principal of Government College, Mohali, Punjab. She later served as a member of the Education Tribunal Punjab. She has published a number of books and articles and has delivered talks at national and international conferences.

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Part I. Indigenous Knowledge and Its Preservation.- Chapter 1. Protection of Traditional Knowledge in India: A Legal Perspective (Anis Ahmad).- Chapter 2. Challenges to the Preservation of Tribal Knowledge (Somipam R. Shimray).- Chapter 3. Significance of Indigenous Knowledge System in Tribal Life of Arunachal Pradesh for Sustainable Level (Pradeep Kumar).- Chapter 4. Protection of Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Communities: A Human Rights Perspective (Shashi Kumar).- Chapter 5. The Diasporic Experience of South Asian Migrants in the Greater Toronto Area (Masako Azuma).- Chapter 6. Community Practiced Traditional Knowledge and Social Protections in Nepal (Uddhab Pyakurel).- Chapter 7. Tribal Language Preservation and Dynamics in India (Khushnuma Bano).-Chapter 8. The Making of the GetaBera: Traditional Craftsmanship and Indigenous Knowledge in Sri Lanka (Indika Tikiri Bandara Weerakoon).