Indigenous science and technology for sustainable development /
Contributed papers presented at a national workshop organized by Dept. of Anthropology, Andhra University during 15-17, December 2003
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Rawat Publications,
2008
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / J. M. Naidu
- Introduction / V. Subramanyam
- I Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- 1. Indigenous Knowledge Systems of Local People / V. R. Rao
- 2. Technology of Tribal and Rural Artisans and Handicrafts / J. M. Naidu
- 3. Knowledge Systems, Hierarchies and Relevance / V. Sudarsen and S. Sumathi
- 4. Technology is the Route to Progress: A View From the Study of Prehistoric Material Culture / S. Krishna Rao
- 5. Creative Excellence of Tribal: Continuity of Indigenous Knowledge for Sustenance / Gopa Chakrabarti
- 6. Hidden Wisdom Behind the Primitive Huts / Jesurathnam Devarapalli
- 7. Indigenous Housing Pattern and Architecture: An Appraisal / P. Venkata Rao
- 8. Dynamics of Indigenous Knowledge: A Case Study of Cyclopean Technology in Eastern Ghats / P. Vijaya Prakash
- II. Traditional Subsistence Systems
- 9. Use of Traditional Technologies in the Subsistence Activities and Sustainable Development: A Study among Primitive Tribes of Visakha Agency, Andhra Pradesh / P. Durga Rao and V. Subramanyam
- 10. The Horticulturists of Central Nicobar Islands: A Study of Indigenous Production System / K. Ravi
- 11. Simple Technologies and Complicated Linkages: From Siwalik Hills to Eastern Ghats / Rajesh Patnaik and B. V. R. Prasad
- 12. Science and Application of Indigenous Technological Knowledge for Sustenance Among the Abhujh Maria / Samira Dasgupta
- 13. Sustainable Development in Relation to Traditional Wisdom of Bison-Horn Maria / Amitabha Sarkar
- 14. Toddy Tapping Technology: A Means of Economic Subsistence / K. Viswanatha Reddy
- 15. Indigenous Knowledge and Subsistence Systems: Some Observations Among the Primitive Tribal Groups of Andhra Pradesh / G. V. Ramana
- III. Traditional Health Care Systems
- 16. Survival of Ethnomedicine in the Modern Medical World: A Study Among the Kadar Tribe of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu / K. Sasicoumar Brumot
- 17. Ethnomedicine and the Traditional Treatment: A Case Study of the Irular of Tamil Nadu / Shaik Abdul Azeez Saheb
- 18. Gods in the Garb of Healers: An Interface Between Indigenous Knowledge and the Supernatural / K. E. Rajpramukh and P. D. S. Pal Kumar
- 19. Traditional Practices in Mother and Child Health Care Among Tribal Populations of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh / V. L. Narasimha Rao and P. Durga Rao
- 20. Papikondala Treatment: A Practice of Indigenous Medicine Among Tribal Folk in Andhra Pradesh / B. Y. Venkateswarlu and R. Santha Rao
- 21. Dietary Practices in Some Nomadic Tribes of Andhra Pradesh: Problems and Perspectives / S. Narahari
- 22. Human Genetics in the Service of Tribal Health / G. Paddaiah
- IV. Traditional Folk Media
- 23. Folklore and Traditional Folk Media Technologies in Rural and Tribal Areas of Andhra Pradesh: An Anthropological Perspective / V. Subramanyam
- 24. Folklore and Traditional Folk Media Technologies / Magimai Pragasam
- 25. Traditional Education: The Role of Teaching Technology / K. P. Subba Rao
- 26. Role of Traditional Youth Dormitory in Muduvan Community of Tamil Nadu / S. D. Jeachandirane Siva
- 27. Language and Culture: A Study in Acculturation and Loss / S. Manoharan
- V. Indigenous Science, Resource Management and Sustainable Development
- 28. Indigenous Science, Traditional Techniques and Tribal Development: Some Reflections from Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu / Jakka Parthasarathy
- 29. Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Resource Management Among the Savaras of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh / Arun Kumar Singh
- 30. Remote Sensing vs Indigenous Technologies in Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu / P. Sudhakara Reddy and V. Narayana Reddy
- 31. Traditional Non-Chemical Agricultural Practices Among the Tribes of Visakha Agency in Andhra Pradesh / V. Subramanyam
- 32. Utilization of Indigenous Technology by the Tribes for the Sustainable Development / T. Subramanyam Naidu.