This article explores issues related to the digitization of traditional knowledge. Using the example of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in India, it (1) explores the interfaces between the TKDL and the digital, (2) problematizes the relationship between the TKDL, power and digital knowledge, (3) raises issues around traditional […]
2010 • digitization • India • intellectual property • knowledge tradition • TKDLTraditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL)
Since time immemorial, India has possessed a rich traditional knowledge of ways and means practiced to treat diseases afflicting people. This knowledge has generally been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. A part of this knowledge has been described in ancient classical and other literature, often […]
Ayurveda • database • India • intellectual property • knowledge tradition • Siddha • TKDL • Unani • Yoga