Raj Paul Guleria

Environmental Perspective of Indigenous Knowledge in Indian Himalaya Raj Paul Guleria

Indigenous knowledge is the inter-generation wisdom of local inhabitants to perform their livelihood operations in most eco-friendly manner under remote, isolated, inaccessible environmental conditions. Since this knowledge is transferred orally from one generation to another, therefore, it is dynamic in disseminating scientific indigenous experimentation; receiving constant stimuli from outside. However, indigenous not only stands for ingrained intrinsic knowledge, it is also amenable to modifications based on latest technical know-how by local inhabitants through native means to suit their daily requirements.