Preface vii Acknowledgements xiii List of Contributors xv 1. Traditional Knowledge Systems, Science and Globalization 1 - P.K. Gupta 2. Traditional Knowledge Systems in Uttaranchal 8 - D.P. Agrawal 3. Ecological and Technological Knowledge of Hunter-Gatherers in India - Some Examples 15 - V.N. Misra and Malti Nagar 4. Ayurveda as Praxis 21 - Ramashray Roy 5. Water Resource Management Traditions in the Central-Western Himalayas 31 - Ravi Chopra 6. Standing Firm: Traditional Aseismic Architecture in the Western-Central Himalayas 49 - Rishi Das 7. Traditional Indian Iron Technology - Problems and Prospects 61 - Vibha Tripathi 8. Lokavidya: Conceptualizing People's Housing in India - A Case Study of the Koch-Rajbansis of North Bengal 70 - Smriti Kumar Sarkar 9. Rice Cultivation: Associated Rituals and Festivals with Special Reference to Central Himalayas 83 - J.S. Kharakwal and A. Yano 10. Folklore Biomedicine for Some Veterinary Diseases and 100 Disorders in Western Part of Almora District - Rohita Shah, P.C. Pande and Lalit Tiwari 11. Wood-carving in Uttaranchal 116 - Krishna Bisht 12. Traditional Knowledge in Environment Management -A Participatory View 123 - Reema Pant 13. The Craftsman as Mythicist 127 - Shampa Shah 14. Developing Uttaranchal in the Light of Traditional Knowledge 133 - Ila Shah and Manikant Shah 15. Indigenous Knowledge of Wool Dyeing and Making of Fermented Foods and Beverages by the High Altitude Bhotia Community of Kumaon Himalaya 141 - Nehal A. Farooquee, Babul Roy and C.P. Kala 16. Traditional Methods of Storage and Conservation of Fodder Plants in Kumaon Himalayas 153 - Hema Joshi 17. Folk Sciences in the Folklore of Uttaranchal 157 - Alakhnath Upreti 18. Role of Informatics in Traditional Knowledge Systems 164 - Durgesh Pant 19. Brahmakamal and Uttaranchal 170 - Nirmala Koranga