Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [TKDL]

The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, known as TKDL, refers to an Indian repository of digital knowledge that comprises all traditional knowledge about Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and formulas used in Indian medical science. The TKDL aims to protect and safeguard the historical knowledge of India from exploitation.

Significant Features of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [TKDL]

Given below are some significant features of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library:

• The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) allied in the year 2001.
• This partnership then worked on digitising more than 145 public domains' work on Sowa Rigpa, Unani, Ayurveda, Siddha, and Yoga into around 35 million documented pages.
• These have been translated into 5 languages: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and English.
• The TKDL includes data related to 12,000 Siddha formulations, 1,000,000 Unani formulations, and 80,000 Ayurvedic formulations.
• It has also signed many international patents, which include United Kingdom Trademark & Patent Office (UKPTO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the European Patent Office (EPO).
• In 2006, the project ended, and the Indian Government granted access to the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan, and the United Kingdom.
• In 2009, an agreement was signed with the European Patent Office (EPO).
• In 2010, an agreement was signed with Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
• In 2011, an agreement was signed with Intellectual Property Australia (IP Australia) and Japan Patent Office (JPO)
• In 2014, an agreement was signed with Chile Patent Office (INAPI).
• In 2015, an agreement was signed with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)
• In 2017, an agreement was signed between TKDL and the INDECOPI (Peru).
• The responsibility of administering the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library was further transferred to the Union Ministry of AYUSH in 2014.
• In 2008, a new initiative was started to collect data about 1,500 different yoga positions.
• To get a yoga pose registered, a team of professional yoga practitioners came together with other Ayurveda experts from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). They started to scan old Indian texts such as Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita.
• By the year 2009, 1500 asanas were introduced in the TKDL.

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [TKDL] Objectives

Given below are the Primary Objectives of TKDL:

• The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library aims to reduce and prevent the patents for products and things built by using traditional knowledge.
• The goal is to link the ancient records with the patent examiners.
• It makes access to traditional knowledge easy, and due to its presence in various languages, a patent examiner from all around the world can easily understand it.

☛ Also Read: Current Affairs

Recent developments in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [TKDL]

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Union Ministry of AYUSH celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in 2021.

The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library contains many medical formulas that Ayurveda uses, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and other scientists. The formula is used to treat a problem or an illness prevailing in the country.

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FAQs on Traditional Knowledge Digital Library [TKDL]

Q.1. When was the 20th anniversary of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library celebrated?

The 20th anniversary of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library was celebrated in 2021.

Q.2. What is Traditional Knowledge Digital Library?

The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, known as TKDL, refers to an Indian repository of digital knowledge that comprises all traditional knowledge about Ayurveda, medicinal plants, and formulas used in Indian medical science.

Q.3. What is the aim of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library?

The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library aims to protect and safeguard the historical knowledge of India from exploitation.

Q.4. In which the year 1500 asanas were introduced in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library?

By the year 2009, 1500 asanas were introduced in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library.

Q.5. What was the contribution to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library of the alliance formed in 2001?

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) allied in the year 2001. This partnership then worked on digitising more than 145 public domains' work on Sowa Rigpa, Unani, Ayurveda, Siddha, and Yoga into around 35 million documented pages. Such were the contributions to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library.