Traditional Knowledge in Modern India: Preserva. Sengupta<|

Traditional Knowledge in Modern IndiaPreservation, Promotion, Ethical Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanisms\nAuthor(s): Nirmal Sengupta\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer, India, Private Ltd, India\nImprint: Springer, India, Private Ltd\nISBN-13: 9788132239215, 978-8132239215\nSynopsis\nThis book demonstrates how traditional knowledge can be connected to the modern world. Human knowledge of housing, health and agriculture dates back thousands of years, with old wisdom developing and becoming modern. But in the past few decades, global communities have increasingly become aware that some of this valuable knowledge has fallen by the wayside. This has sparked systematic efforts at the local, national and global levels to connect this neglected knowledge to the modern world.\n\nIt discusses the origin of the topic, its importance, recent developments in India and abroad, and what is being done and still needs to be done in order to preserve Indias traditional knowledge. The discussio.