Recent Advances in Ethnobotany

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The present book is an attempt to provide relevant papers on ethnobotany from reputed and emerging ethnobotanists of India, Africa and the USA. Wide range of source materials and studies in various chapters give glimpses of cross-sectional picture of interactions between man and plants and also focus on the concepts, methodology and future direction of ethnobotanical study. Ethnobotanical studies contribute in cataloguing of biological diversity, which helps in taking decision for conservation of endangered species. The book serves this purpose. There are thirty one chapters in this book covering topics on ethnobotany from the states of the Western Himalayas to the states of the Eastern Himalayas, Rajasthan to Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa; M.P. to Tamilnadu and Kerala, and also those of from Andaman and Nicobar. It also covers studies in Nigeria and Sub Saharan part of Africa. The book provides glimpses of Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Indigenous Knowledge (IK) being practiced in the field of medicine and other spheres of day to day life. Acculturation in the society has caused erosion of traditional knowledge. Such data are very useful in conservation of biodiversity and associated TK.

This book will be immensely useful specially to the students, research scholars and the teachers of ethnobotany and allied subjects. It is needless to emphasize that book should find a place on the shelf of each and every connected library in the country to facilitate teaching and research activity, specially in the subject of ethnobotany.

This book is likely to act as treasure-trove for researchers and academicians from different field, NTEP based entrepreneurs and forest officers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanjeev Kumar

The Author, Researcher himself, is working for the cause of providing Universal Elementary Education and Unviersal Literacy in NCT Delhi. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is a Senior Lecturer in Planning and Management Unit of DIET (SCERT) in Delhi. He is presently working with UEE Mission, Directorate of Education, Delhi as Programme Manager. The Author is awarded with best coordinator award for implementing literacy campaign in Central District by Govt. of Delhi in 1996 and in 1997 by National Literacy Mission. He is also awarded with Dr. Radha Krishnan Memorial National Teachers Award 2002 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Education. He is awarded Ph.D. in Education and has also done Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration, Adult and continuing Education and Guidance and Counselling. He had also worked for implementing Total Literacy Campaign launched by Delhi Govt. in 1995 to 1998 and motivated large number of illiterate people to become literate and identified thousands of volunteers who had worked for Literacy Campaign.