A study of Role played by the State in Protection of Traditional knowledge in India

Abstract

Traditional Knowledge (TK) is an intellectual activity which has been newlinedeveloped, sustained and shared between generations in traditional communities. newlineThe concept of TK not only includes indigenous knowledge, but also other forms newlineof knowledge developed in a traditional context. It is a form of knowledge which newlinehas a traditional link with a community that has developed, sustained and passed newlineknowledge between generations, sometimes through specific customary systems newlineof knowledge transmission. It is the relationship with the community that makes it newline traditional . It becomes a collective property of a community and part of their newlinecultural or spiritual identity. The study aims to analyze newlinethe State s role in the protection of TK in the changing economic scenario and newlineidentify the issues relating implementation of the existing statutes for protecting newlineTK and its holders. newline