Nagpur : The CIPR and DPIIT-IPR Chair of MNLU, Nagpurorganised a Virtual expert lecture on ‘Introduction to Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in India’ scheduled on September 6, 2023. The program was conducted under the dynamic leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Nagpur.
Dr. Ragini P. Khubalkar, Associate Professor of Law, Head of CIPR & DPIIT-IPR Chair, MNLU, Nagpur welcomed the participants to the session and briefly introduced the theme of the program. Dr. Ragini emphasised the need to understand the Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressionsthat are integral to the identity of most local communities. It is a key constituent of a community’s social and physical environment and therefore its preservation is of utmost important.Traditional cultural expressions include stories, legends, folklore, rituals, songs, and laws, as well as languages, dance, games, mythology, designs, visual art, and architecture etc.
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Dr. DebmitaMondal, Assistant Professor of Law, HNLU, Raipur was the resource person for the seminar. The session started with warm welcome. She gave a brief introduction about basics of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions. TCEs are often created by anonymous or unknown communities, following their laws and customs, and can change, grow, and even reproduce within their original communities.
Further she explained that the India is well-known for its variety, culture, and customs. The cultural legacy and traditions of indigenous people hold a very important place. It forms the basis of the cultural heritage of our nation, and we, as a community, are largely possessive about it. However, there are a lot of things related to these people, which does not fall under the legal ambit and because of this in the number of cases, the indigenous people are the ones who ultimately suffer. The protection of Traditional cultural expressions is one such thing. In the past few years, international bodies such as WIPO and UNESCO have laid down some rules in this regard. These rules are followed by various countries as well.
Dr. Mondal emphasised that IPR emerged as a global law to exploit economic benefits from creation or production. However, this logic seems to falter in cases of TCEs, where a large portion of these cultural expressions are unregulated, undermining the potential economic benefits of their creation or production. She discussed few cases explaining the judicial aspect on the topic. The session was interactive and Dr. Mondal answered all the queries.She elaborated various examples related to the topic and answered all the questions raised by the participants. The seminar was conducted in virtual mode and moderated by Ms. Shweta Kulkarni and Ms. Trupti Kokate, Research Assistants, DPIIT-IPR Chair, MNLU, Nagpur. The virtual expert lecture was attended by academicians, research scholars, and students from all over India.
