Traditional Knowledge, Customs and Practices

Commonly held knowledge systems, customs and practices including oral traditions, folklores, arts and craft represent not just the past but a living culture. Bards, folk chroniclers, singers, artists, crafts persons all contribute to the making of this culture of commoning. Experiences and examples of such cultures, the practices that enable their reproduction, how they help in constituting and conserving commons, and the conditions that lead to their undermining may be discussed here.

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