Traditional Knowledge Through Intellectual Property Rights:An Indian Perspective

Author(s)	Ms. Amisha Dravid, Mr. Ashutosh Mishra
Country	India
Abstract	Over the past two decades or so, Traditional Knowledge or Indigenous Knowledge (TK or IK) has received increasing attention on the international agenda. It has attracted growing interest almost all parts of the world. Factors responsible to this include the recognition of importance of TK in the lives of the majority of the world’s population and in the conservation of Bio Diversity; concerns about the rapid loss of TK and global cultural diversity; anxiety regarding unlawful, unauthorized and inappropriate patenting and use of TK with little or no sharing of benefits arising out of that with the original owner of such TK and increasing possibilities of earning huge foreign exchange from the business of the TK. Many countries and communities worldwide are considering how to address this issue at the national, regional and international levels. The Traditional and Indigenous peoples have emerged as major players and partners on the national and international scene and this knowledge has become an weapon of cultural and political identity of these peoples.
Keywords	Traditional, Knowledge, political, Diversity, identity
Field	Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-06-03

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