About Encyclopedia on Scientific Validation of Traditional Knowledge in Dept.of Management Science, IIT ROORKEE, Roorkee

TK is a combination of native, cultural, environmental, and inherited knowledge. It includes knowledge, skills, know-how and practices that are built up, supported and passed along from one generation to the next generation and there on .Traditional knowledge in present today is largely individual-dependent, and is not process driven, unfortunately, some of the traditional knowledge is in the process of being lost.

From food collecting techniques to forecasting of rain based on the direction of wind and formation of clouds to using cow urine as insecticide. The broad inclusive of TK are:
⦁Regional Healing practices
⦁ Mutual use of land and forest
⦁Agro forestry practices
⦁Agriculture
⦁Animal husbandry
⦁Use and management of natural resources
⦁Construction of eco friendly houses using natural materials
⦁Water collecting techniques and mechanisms
⦁Midwives
⦁Naturally prepared Herbal medicines
⦁Transfer of knowledge through elders, rituals , folk songs folklores

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