Indigenous Knowledge of India’s North East Region: Importance and Challenges

This book is the product of a collaborative effort by authors from around the world, united by a shared focus on the overarching theme on Indigenous knowledge of various communities of Northeastern region of India. Indigenous knowledge of India’s Northeast represents a vast repository of wisdom, cultivated over generations and deeply interwoven with the region’s identity, culture, and environment. Each author’s scholarly contribution to Indigenous Knowledge of India’s Northeast: Challenges and Prospects is greatly valued. Their unique perspectives, meticulous research, and lived experiences are reflected in every chapter, offering profound insights into the diverse dimensions of indigenous knowledge.

Phulmoni Das, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Government Model College, Deithor, Karbi Anglong, Assam. She obtained her Ph.D. and MPhil degree from the Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University. Her area of interests are Political Theory, Subaltern Politics, and North East Studies. She has some important research publications in different reputed international, national journals and books on tea garden community including Karbi Tribe of Assam. She has also published her photo research in a visual research programme conducted by Zubaan Publishers Pvt Ltd.

Robin Hazarika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Kamargaon College, Golaghat, Assam. He obtained his MPhil from the Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University. He has written articles on various UGC listed and Scopus indexed journals. His area of interests includes International Relations, Northeast Politics.