Traditional Knowledge System and Its Management: The Case of India

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subramaniam Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge system in palung salt-making in Bali Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yety Rochwulaningsih ◽  
Singgih Tri Sulistiyono ◽  
Mahendra Pudji Utama ◽  
Noor Naelil Masruroh ◽  
Siti Rukayah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Nutritional Content ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Abstract This study presents the case of an original and traditional knowledge system of palung, which is used in salt-making in the coastal communities of Bali. The study emphasizes the practicalities of the system and its epistemology using anthropological and sociological methods. It is known that the traditional knowledge system of palung salt production has been preserved through the generations as a form of local wisdom. This traditional knowledge system emphasizes the use of local natural resources in accordance with the coastal ecosystems of Bali, where the cultivation of extracted soil (tanah sari), sand, bamboo, and coconut trees is carried out manually. This study has evidenced that the palung process successfully produces salt of excellent taste and quality. Based on laboratory tests conducted on palung salt samples, the results show that it does not contain any heavy metals and that it has good nutritional content. Because of its use of available natural resources, this traditional knowledge system is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

A Brief Study of Female Healthcare Preparations Used by the Koch- Rajbanshi Tribals of Barpeta District of Assam

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vandana Singh Srivastava ◽  
D. K. Bhattacharjya
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Tribal Group ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Barpeta district of Assam is rich in phytodiversity and the rural folk of the district are efficient practitioner of their traditional knowledge system, especially in connection with the use of phytomedicines. The present paper deals with the ethno-medicinal knowledge of Koch-Rajbanshi tribal people living in small settlements in the district of Barpeta with special reference to Female healthcare. This tribal group is among the ones with smallest population in Barpeta. Out of the 25 species belonging to 18 families documented here mostly are well known and used extensively by other tribes also.

scholarly journals Conservation of the orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel Dremomys lokriah using a traditional knowledge system: a case study from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihin Dollo ◽  
G.V. Gopi ◽  
Karthik Teegalapalli ◽  
Kripaljyoti Mazumdar
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
System A ◽  
Participatory Conservation ◽  
Social Restriction ◽  
Village Council ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

AbstractThe orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel Dremomys lokriah is used for medicinal purposes by the Apatani community in north-east India. The monetary value of the species has increased 40-fold since 1986. Hunting is perceived to be the primary cause of the decline of D. lokriah but this is now being curtailed through a unique social restriction system (Dapo) under the administration of the traditional village council (Builyang). Here we report on the socio-ecological values of D. lokriah and the traditional hunting system, and conservation initiatives implemented by the Apatani community to conserve the species. This initiative is an opportunity for government agencies and conservationists to merge a traditional knowledge system with modern conservation methods and strengthen participatory conservation management.

scholarly journals Reconfiguring the traditional knowledge system for providing earthquake resistance: The case of post-disaster reconstruction of Khokana Village, Nepal

2020 ◽  
pp. 509-525
Author(s):  
Komal Rokka ◽  
Sanjeev Singh
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Memory Mapping ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Cultural landscapes represent a closely woven net of inter-relationships between people, events and places over time; they are a symbol of the growing recognition of the fundamental links between local communities and their heritage, between people and their natural environment, and are hence crucial to their identity. In architectural projects like post-disaster reconstruction, which revolves around the needs of the communities decimated by a disaster, decisions taken become especially critical, as they have a long-term impact on the community and its built environment. It therefore requires one to take into account the cultural, social, and environmental context. This paper considers the case of Khokana, a traditional Newari settlement in the Kathmandu valley, in order to study its spatial configuration, determined by its socio-cultural activities, through the lens of collective memory mapping. It further analyzes the repercussions on the intangible values and tangible built environment of the community following the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and proposes a new design approach based on an understanding of Khokana’s traditional knowledge system and practices. Finally, we propose a model to achieve community resilience while keeping the community’s values and spatial ethos intact.

Postnatal self-care experience of Truku women’s traditions and mainstream acculturation and reconstruction in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Ching Huang ◽  
Tsai-Fu Tsai ◽  
Ya-Ching Wang ◽  
Yi-Maun Subeq
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Mainstream Culture ◽  
Traditional Knowledge System

Purpose The preservation and disappearance of indigenous people’s traditional knowledge system, under mainstream social culture immersion and fusion, have presented a dynamic and changing acculturation interactive relationship impacting Truku women’s health concepts. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to explore how the traditional Gaya knowledge system and mainstream culture confinement care model affect the beliefs and behaviours of postpartum self-care amongst contemporary Truku women. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic semi-structured method, based on cultural care factors and the Leininger Sunrise Model, was conducted to interview 17 Truku women with childbearning experience in eastern Taiwan. As data were collected, UDIST Vivo 11.0 software was applied for analysis. Findings Amongst the three knowledge system categories, namely, traditional, mainstream and reconstruction, the traditional knowledge system, including Gaya norms, provides the overall cultural value of a Truku family. While taboo is inherited through the experience of the elders, the mainstream knowledge system favours the Han. However, the reconstruction knowledge system highlights the “functional” response strategies based on Truku women’s comfort and conveniences. Originality/value Limited relevant studies have focused on the health and postpartum self-care knowledge of ethnic Truku women in Taiwan. The results are expected to provide clinical medical personnel with a reference and strengthen cultural sensitivity and the ability to implement the cultural congruency care of postpartum indigenous women in Taiwan.

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