National Conference on

Traditional Knowledge Systems, Intellectual Property

Rights and their Relevance for Sustainable Development

24-26 November, 2008

Organized by
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
(NISCAIR), Dr K S Krishnan Marg, Pusa campus, New Delhi 110 012

Conference Venue

National Agriculture Science Complex (ICAR),

Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi 110 012, India

PROGRAMME

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Day 1: 24 November, 2008

0845 - 0945 Registration

1000 – 1010 Opening Ceremony Invocation: Lighting of Lamp

1010 – 1015 Welcome Address Mr SK Rastogi, Acting Director, NISCAIR

1015– 1025 Opening Address Prof Samir K Brahmachari, Director General, CSIR

1025 – 1045 Inaugural Address Prof M S Swaminathan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament

(Rajya Sabha) and Chairman, MS Swaminathan
Research Foundation, Chennai

1045 – 1055 Keynote Address Ms Minja Yang, UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India,
Maldives & Sri Lanka and Director, UNESCO Office in
New Delhi

1055 – 1100 Vote of Thanks Dr T K Mukherjee, Coordinator

1100 -1130 Tea

Plenary Session - I:
(Session Convenor: Dr K Y Kavathekar)

Theme: Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Development

Chairman: Dr Ram Boojh, Programme Specialist, Ecological & Earth

Sciences, UNESCO, New Delhi

Co-Chairman: Dr R C Srivastava, Joint Director, BSI, Itanagar

Rapporteurs: Dr N Majumdar, Scientist NISCAIR

11.30 - 13.00 Presentations

1 Alternative ethnomedicine: A path for ensuring equity in health

Shrdha Shrivastava (TK-02)

2 Starter cultures for rice beer: Traditional wisdom and method of preparation by
certain indigenous communities of Assam
Madhumita Barooah & IC Barua (TK-07)
 3 Rationality and adoption of indigenous agricultural practices on sorghum (Sorghum
Bicolor) cultivation
M Sundaramari, S Ganesh & GS Kannan (TK-09)

4 Ethno-zoological Systems of tribes of Western Ghats & their relevance to

Sustainable development
P Padmanabhan & K Prabhavathy (TK-12)

5 Indigenous farm practices of tribal farmers in Jharkhand

Valeria Lakra, MK Singh, N Kudada & R Sinha (TK-20)

6 Traditional foods of tribal in Jharkhand

Rekha Sinha & Valeria Lakra (TK-21)

7 Traditional knowledge of dyeing and Natural dye-yielding plants of Manipur

Warjeet S Laitonjam (TK-24)

8 Design and development of fashion accessories inspired from the hand woven shawls
of Nagaland
Anjali Karolia & Richa Prakash (TK-27)

9 Traditional pre- and post- natal dietary practices prevalent in Kangra district of
Himachal Pradesh
Promila Kanwar & Neetu Sharma (TK-34)

10 The impact of Yogic package on blood glucose level and blood pressure among type-
II diabetics
Vijay Kumar Singh (TK-38)

11 Not so Sacred: A critical appraisal of the adequacy of the current legal framework
for protection of tribal sacred traditional knowledge
Ushasi Khan (TK-36)

13.00 - 13.30 Discussion

13.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Plenary Session - II:
(Session Convenor: Dr K Y Kavathekar)

Theme: Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Development (Contd.)

Chairman: Prof P S Ramakrishnan, INSA Honorary Sr Scientist, JNU, N Delhi

Co-Chairman: Ms Moe Chiba, Programme Specialist for

Culture, UNESCO, New Delhi

Rapporteurs: Ms Rekha Mittal, Scientist NISCAIR

14.00 – 15.00 Presentations

12 Sustainable approach of fishermen in traditional fish harvesting techniques in the

river Ganga
Syed Shabih Hassan & RK Sinha (TK-57)

13 Popular recipes of Bastar tribes in festive occasion

A Pradhan & SK Nag (TK-63)

14 Cereal based traditional alcoholic beverages of Lahaul and Spiti area of Himachal
Pradesh
SS Kanwar, MK Gupta, Chhaya Katoch & Promila Kanwar (TK-67)

15 Traditional crop husbandry and other allied activities of Jhumias in Tripura

Suman Malla, Gopal Shukla & Sumit Chakravarty (TK-76)

16 Traditional knowledge on animal breeding among Maldharis’ of Banni Region in Kutch

district of Gujarat
Ramesh Bhatti & NT Nathani (TK-79)

17 Traditional spices, condiments and beverages of Uttarakhand Himalaya for

sustainable development
KS Negi, PS Mehta, KC Muneem & SK Verma (TK-89)

18 Traditional practices for sustainable use of natural resources

Ravinder Kaur Dhaliwal & Manmeet Kaur (TK-91)

19 Daddikamalapur – Case study of a mixed culture village

Nithya Shree, Shobha Nagnur & Ganga Yenagi (TK-96)

20 Use of traditional and advanced communication media by extension personnel

Uma S Hiremath, DA Nithya Shree & Punam Tiwari (TK-98b)

21 Farmer’s management practices and traditional utilization knowledge– A case study

of a nutritious cereal called Sorghum
 SR Kumar & SS Wanjari (TK-107)
22 Traditional Practices; A Boon to Sustainable Agriculture Development in Kandi Area
of Jammu Region
PS Slathia, GR Bhagat, SK Kher, R Peshin, MS Nain, Nafees Ahmed (TK-111a)

15.00– 15.30 Discussion

15.30 – 15.45 Tea

Plenary Session - III:

(Session Convenor: Dr K Y Kavathekar)

Theme: Traditional Knowledge related Biodiversity and Genetic

Resources: Issues and Piracy Protection

Chairman: Dr Suman Sahai, Convenor, Gene Campaign, New Delhi

Co-Chairman: Dr Brij Lal, Scientist, IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Rapporteurs: Dr T K Jana, Scientist NISCAIR

15.45 – 18. 00 Presentations

1 Indigenous knowledge pertaining to the management and sustainable utilization of
natural resources and protection of culture: a case study among Karbis of Assam
Robindra Teron & SK Borthakur (TK/04)

2 Traditional knowledge of ethno-biodiversity amongst Naga tribes in Nagaland

NS Jamir (TK/05)

3 A survey of ethnobotanically important climbing plants of Sirwel hills in

Western Madhya Pradesh
SK Mahajan (TK/06a)

4 A critical study on the indigenous varieties of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

S Ganesh, M Sundaramari & GS Kannan (TK/08)
5 Phytoresources from North Cachar Hills of Assam-I: Rice germplasm
P Medhi, SK Borthakur & DK Hore (TK/16)

6 Revival and reuse of seeds through community seed banks in Andhra Pradesh
G Raja Shekar, Tavs Raghunath & N Rajitha (TK/31)
7 Traditional food plants for nutritional security and biodiversity conservation
Padma Vasudevan, Seema Mishra & Satyawati Sharma (TK/39)

8 Protection of indigenous knowledge and conservation management for livelihoods

security: Some empirical realities in two states of India
Debashis Debnath (TK/50)

9 Regulating the use of genetic resources through a reconciliation between CBD

and TRIPS
Arjun Sinha & Vrinda Aggarwal (TK/68)

10 Traditional dry land agricultural practices of farmers in Tamil Nadu

Karthikeyan C, DVeeraragavathatham, D Karpagam & S Ayisha Firdouse
(TK/87)

11 Native plant genetic resources and traditional foods of Uttarakhand Himalaya

for sustainable livelihood
PS Mehta & KS Negi (TK/90)

12 Traditional sorghum landraces for specific food preparations

Hemalatha S, Gowaramma Sajjanar & BDBiradar (7TK/93)

13 Awareness programme of protected sustainable development to Khoibu

community of Manipur for biodiversity and traditional knowledge conservation
Kothyeldawn Khaling & Vineet Garg (TK/114)

18. 00– 18. 30 Discussions

20.00 hrs Dinner (Hosted by Director General, CSIR)

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Day 2: 25 November, 2008

Plenary Session - IV:

(Session Convenor: Dr K K Kakkar)

Theme: Bioprospecting based on Traditional Knowledge

Chairman: Dr P K Mukherjee, Director, School of Natural

Products Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Co-Chairman: Dr Vipin Kumar, National Coordinator NIF, Ahmedabad
Rapporteurs: Dr Gian Singh, New Delhi

09.00 –11.00 Presentations

1. Efficacy of botanicals as protectants against pulse beetle, Callosobruches Chinensis (L)
in green gram
GS Kannan, M Sundaramari & S Ganesh (TK-10)

2. Folk remedies used against common pregnancy ailments in Kangra district of

Himachal Pradesh
Neetu Sharma & Asha Batra (TK-11)

3. Role of Traditional Knowledge and IP regime in marine bioprospecting

Ypsita Demunshi & Archana Chugh (TK-19)

4. Hitherto unreported potential ethnomedicine from Assam

KK Nath, P Deka & SK Borthakur (TK-26)

5. A study of the effect of Yoga & Panchakrma package on blood uric acid level of
gout patients
Kamakhya Kumar & Monika Gupta (TK-37)

6. Review of guava plant leaves as potential therapeutic agent

Pranita Joshi-Deshmukh, Anita Mandhare & RR Hirwani (TK-40)

7. Ethnophytotherapies for leucoderma (Safed dag) in Bahraich district of

Uttar Pradesh
Manjulla Srivastava & SC Tripathi (TK-45)
8. Ethnomedicine: a potential resource for the sustainable development of
Kalahandi district, Orissa
Tribhubana Panda (TK-47)
11.00 -11.30 Tea

11.30 - 13.00 Presentations (Contd.)

9. Preparation of medicines from animal organs: an indigenous knowledge on

traditional medicinal practice among Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
Pranjiv Goswami, Juli Tayeng, Akoty Megu, Hirendra Nath Sarma (TK-48)

10. Traditional knowledge on the usage of microorganisms for food, feed, beverages
and medicines in India
S Sekar & S Mariappan (TK-51)

11. Concept of traditional medicine use with special reference to Aegle marmelos
Sushil Deshmukh (TK-54)

12. Traditional methods of veterinary treatments in Dharwad district of Karnataka

Ganesh R Hegde & Satyanarayan S Hebbar (TK-64)

13. Study on chemical and antioxidant properties of Croton caudatus Geisel.

Nimalini M, A Satyavama, Y Rajkumar, K Brojeshwari, Swapana N &
L Warjeet Singh (TK-65)

14. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Mahout community in healthcare of domesticated

elephants in South Western Maharashtra, India - I
SM Moholkar, CB Salunkhe & CR Patil (TK-69)

15. Pharmacognostical markers of some medicinally important arid zone plants

Satish C Jain, Renu Singh, Boskey Pancholi & Renuka Jain (TK-70)

16. Traditional practices related to reproductive health of women in North Karnataka

Geeta Chennal, Vijaya Hosamani & Sandhya Joshi (TK-94)

17. Traditional postnatal foods of women in Northern Karnataka

Vijaya Hosamani, Geeta Channal & Hemalatha S (TK-95)

18. Indigenous healthcare practices of infants in Karnataka

Sandhya Joshi, Shobha Nagnur & Ganga Yenagi (TK-97)

19. Ethnoveterinary practices; Indigenous treasure of nomads of J&K

PSSlathia, GR Bhagat, SK Kher, R Peshin, MS Nain, Poonam Parihar [TK-111 (b)]
20. Herbal veterinary remedies in arid western Rajasthan
Suresh Kumar, F Parveen, Aruna Chauhan & Sangeeta Goyal (TK-121)

21 Combined application of traditionally used herbal Biocides for control of

eriophyid mite in coconut
K Rout, S Pal, S Patnaik, MT Arasu, PK Panda, P Patra, S Sahoo & PS Mukherjee

13.00 - 13.30 Discussion

13.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Plenary Session - V:
(Session Convenor: Dr K K Kakkar)

Theme: Interaction with Stakeholders (Knowledge holders from NE states)

Chairman: Prof (Dr) S K Borthakur, Department of Botany,

Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam
Co-Chairman: Dr Ranjay K Singh, Central Agricultural University,
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh
Rapporteurs: Mr S C Sharma, Scientist NISCAIR

14.00 – 15.30 Presentations

1 Studies on wild vegetables used by different ethnic groups of Barail range in Noth
Cachar Hills district of Assam
Dipak Nath & S.K. Borthakur (TK-49)

2 Traditional healthcare and dyeing system of Manipur

N Rajmuhon Singh (TK-23)

3 Soil fertility and water conservation practices of rural communities in Jharkhand

Kerketta, C, Lakra V & Pandey S (TK/35)

4 Ethnobotanical plant knowledge of Kalesar forest of Haryana

Mamta Chahal & JP Yadav (TK/44)

5 Ethnomedicinal flora of Euphorbiaceae used in dermatological problems

SC Tripathi & Manjulla Srivastava (TK/46)
6 Ethnobotanical uses of orchids in India
Syamali Chakrabarti & RP Medhi

7 Sacred groves: An alternate aid for conservation at species level –Status report
SM Rajendran (TK/62)

8 Ethnomedicinal plants of family Fabaceae of Ranchi district (Jharkhand)

Smita Suman & Jyoti Kumar (TK/80)

9 Traditional uses of rattans by the Meitei Community of Manipur

SP Devi & PK Singh (TK/85a)

10 Traditional child rearing practices in Karnataka

Shobha Nagnur, Sandhya Joshi & Vijaya Hosamani (TK-99)

11 Indigenous people and their knowledge system: A study on Apatanis in Arunachal Pradesh
S.C.Tiwari & Debajit Mahanta (TK/118)

15.30 – 15.45 Tea

15.45 – 18. 00 Presentations by Stakeholders

18. 00– 18. 30 Discussion

20.00 hrs Dinner (Hosted by Director, NISCAIR)

Day 3: 26 November, 2008

Plenary Session - VI:

(Session Convenor: Mr S C Sharma)

Theme: Traditional Knowledge Protection /Documentation

Chairman: Dr N N Prasad, Joint Secretary, DIPP, GOI, New Delhi

Co-Chairman: Dr M V Viswanathan, Parampara, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Rapporteurs: Ms Kanika Malik, Scientist NISCAIR

09.00 –10.30 Presentations

Invited Lecture: Dr Antony Taubman, Director (a/g) and Head Global IP Issues Division
(Formerly TK Division) and Life Sciences Program, WIPO, Geneva

1. Documentation and database formation of folk medicinal plants of North East India
Sourabh Deb, BK Sharma & Rama Shankar (TK-22)

2. Database on ethnomedicinal plants of Western Ghats

Harsha Hegde, Divakar Mesta & SD Kholkute (TK-25)

3. Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Patents a connotation to achieve the end

Prateek Deol (TK-28)

4. Documentation of ethnomedicinal knowledge of tribal communities of Chitrakoot region,MP

RLS Sikarwar (TK-52)

5. Relevance and importance of traditional knowledge and its documentation and

protection through digitization: The Indian scenario
Mousumi Guha Banerjee, Anindya Banerjee & Pradip Kr Das (TK-55)

6. Protecting Traditional knowledge : Issues to Address

Poonam Jayant Singh, PP Srivastava, Dhirendra Pratap Singh,WS Lakra (TK-56)

10.30– 11.00 Discussion

11.00 -11.30 Tea

Plenary Session -VII:
(Session Convenor: Mr S C Sharma)

Theme: Access & Benefit Sharing, and Legal and Policy Framework on TK Protection

Chairman: Dr N S Gopalakrishnan, Chair IPR & Coordinator,

School of Legal Studies, Cohin University, Cochin

Co-Chairman: Dr T Ramakrishna, Chair IPR,

National Law School of India, Bangalore

Rapporteurs: Ms Madhu Sahni, Scientist, NISCAIR

11.30 - 13.00 Presentations

1. Bioprospecting , Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights- A

commentary on the existing legal framework
Sukanya Bhaumik (TK-01)

2. Patenting of Traditional Knowledge; Need for developing positive rights regime

for indigenous people
Abhirup Ghosh & Byomakesh Nayak (TK-29)

3. Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights: Impact and implications

Navajyoti Samanta (TK-30)

4. Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights: Impact & implications

Gautam Bakshi, Pooja Saxena & Sukhjeet Singh (TK-33)

5. Protection of Traditional Knowledge: A modern concern

Neeti Wilson (TK-73)

6. Commodification of nature and knowledge

Sridhar R & Usha S Karsten Wolff (Thanal) [TK-82]

7. Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property rights: Impact and implications

Poorvi Chothani (TK-86)

8. Conservation and sustainable use of traditionally grown PGRS- experiences of

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
N Anil Kumar & C Manjula (TK-92)

9. Intellectual Property Rights, Traditional Knowledge Systems, and sustainable development

Dennis S Karjala (TK-102)
10. Traditional Knowledge Systems, Intellectual Property Rights and their relevance for
sustainable development
Monica Apte & Anuprita Deshmukh (TK-116)

11. Validation and Benefit Sharing mechanism for Traditional Knowledge in IPR regime
Rajesh Kumar (TK-120)

12. Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge related Bio-diversity:

Can the two co-exist?
Abhay Vohra & Amrita Chatterjee (TK-47)

13 The Challenge of Promotion of Use and Development of Biodiversity related

Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development: Policy Developments and
IPR legislation in India
Dinesh Abrol, New Delhi (TK-123)

13.00 - 13.30 Discussion

13.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Concluding Session
1400-1500 Presentations of brief outcome & Recommendations

1500-1530 Discussion

Valedictory Session
1600-1620 Valedictory Address
Chairman: Dr M K Siddiqui, Director, CCRUM, New Delhi
Co-Chairman: Dr Tribhuban Panda, Director, KITE, Kalahandi, Orissa
1620-1630 Recommendations of the Conference
Dr T K Mukherjee
1630-1710 Distribution of Certificates
Mr S K Rastogi, Acting Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi
1710-1715 Vote of Thanks
1715 Tea

National Conference on TK & IPR ends