Debanjana Nag is a Faculty Member at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is also the Nodal Officer for the Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence (DACE), a scheme started by the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India, for providing free Civil Services coaching to the Scheduled Caste and marginalized students in the university. She completed her PhD in the year 2022 from the Centre for Development Studies, University of Allahabad, India. Her specialization is in globalization, culture, and marginalized groups like women and tribes. Previously, she was engaged as a Research Associate at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. During her research period, she has also worked on various projects as a research assistant for different national-level bodies such as the National Commission for Women and the National Child Labour Project in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. She also worked as a National Level Monitor for the evaluation of government schemes under the Ministry of Rural Development and Sanitation, such as MNREGA (rural employment program) and PMAY (housing and sanitation program). To date, she has published chapters in edited books, various research papers in both English and Hindi, and has also done some translation and transcription work for the Hindi journal Samajikee, published by Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. She also has expertise in four languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, and Assamese.Kusum is currently working as Assistant Professor at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram since December 2022. She has previously worked at GNA University, Phagwara from July 2018 to December 2022, where she was engaged in teaching and research in the field of travel and tourism, and served as Assistant Editor of the GNA Journal of Management and Technology. She has also worked at Bahra University, Solan, and Chandigarh University, Mohali (Punjab). She holds a PhD in Tourism Management, an MPhil in Tourism Management, an MBA in Hospitality Management, and a Master’s in Tourism Management (MTM) from Kurukshetra University. She has a blend of industry and teaching experience. She worked with the renowned brand in the tourism industry Cox & Kings (I) Ltd. from December 2004 to May 2010. Her areas of interest include travel and tourism management, tour operations, tourism resources, sustainable tourism, and tourism marketing. She has published research papers in various national and international journals. She has also attended and presented papers at various seminars, conferences, and workshops. She has also guided PhD research scholars.

• Figures xTables xiList of Contributors xiiForeword xviiiPreface xixList of Abbreviations xxivPART ITheoretical Foundations and the Conceptual Framework 11 Tribal Knowledge System: Meaning and Concept 3PAVAN RAMESH TERDAL2 Language and Oral Literature in Tribal Knowledge Dissemination 28BALUMURI VENKATESWARLU3 The Knowledge Systems of Tribal Women and Their Sustainable Indigenous Practices 47NAGESH M AND ALEKYA CHALUMURI4 Sacred Landscapes: Tribal Knowledge, Ecology, and Community Resilience 60REONA SHINAM AND SHRAVAN B RAJPART IIIndigenous Health Systems and Healing Practices 775 Health, Hygiene, and Healing System among the Karimpalan Tribe in Kerala: Exploring Continuity and Change 79THANG MIN LUN AND B BINDU6 Decolonizing Medicine: Insights from Odisha’s Tribal Healing Systems for Holistic and Sustainable Wellness 95PRAVAT RANJAN SETHI7 Strategies for Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Modern Healthcare Systems: A Comprehensive Approach 115PARIKIPANDLA SRIDEVIPART IIITraditional Food Systems and Agricultural Sustainability 1298 Indigenous Nutritional Practices for Global Health and Food Security: Processed Cocoyam as a Sustainable Superfood 131OKEKE CHINYERE CHARITY AND CHIAMAKA CHINASA OBASI9 Traditional Food, and Indigenous Farming of the Baiga Tribe: Livelihoods and Modernization Impacts 145SHIV RAJ, MEGHA GUPTA AND MEENAKSHI KUMARI10 Tribal Knowledge in Sustainable Food Systems: Investigating Agriculture, Nutrition, and Culinary Traditions 161K R MOHANPART IVTourism, Culture, and Economic Empowerment 18511 Pastoral Tourism: Sustaining Tribal Identity and Revitalizing Tradition 187ADITI CHOUDHARY, ANKITA DEVNATH AND MAHIMA GOPALKRISHNA12 Tourism Crossroads and Tribal Knowledge System: A Narrative of Vulnerabilities and Socio-Ethnic Dynamism in Mizoram 203LALCHHUANAWMA CHHANGTE AND BINDI VARGHESE13 Promotion of Tribal Cultural Tourism through Traditional Festivals in Andhra Pradesh: An Empirical Study 222LAKSHMINARAYANA K, SAMPATH KUMAR, PRAVEEN M KULKARNI, APPASABA L V AND BASAVARAJ S TIGADI14 Advancing Tribal Tourism Marketing through Innovation and Emerging Technologies 245SHREEANSH MISHRA AND JITENDRA MOHAN MISHRAPART VGovernance, Identity, and Crisis Response 26315 Tribal Knowledge in Crisis: Scripting Emergency Protocols for Cultural Preservation 265DASARI NARAYANA AND HARIHARARAO MOJJADA16 The Last Tribal Kingdom: Governance and Sustainability Lessons from the Mannan Tribes of Idukki District in Kerala 279DAVIS JOSEPH AND R SRIDHARANFinal Reflections 294Index 299

Debanjana Nag is a Faculty Member at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is also the Nodal Officer for the Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence (DACE), a scheme started by the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India, for providing free Civil Services coaching to the Scheduled Caste and marginalized students in the university. She completed her PhD in the year 2022 from the Centre for Development Studies, University of Allahabad, India. Her specialization is in globalization, culture, and marginalized groups like women and tribes. Previously, she was engaged as a Research Associate at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. During her research period, she has also worked on various projects as a research assistant for different national-level bodies such as the National Commission for Women and the National Child Labour Project in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. She also worked as a National Level Monitor for the evaluation of government schemes under the Ministry of Rural Development and Sanitation, such as MNREGA (rural employment program) and PMAY (housing and sanitation program). To date, she has published chapters in edited books, various research papers in both English and Hindi, and has also done some translation and transcription work for the Hindi journal Samajikee, published by Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. She also has expertise in four languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, and Assamese.Kusum is currently working as Assistant Professor at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram since December 2022. She has previously worked at GNA University, Phagwara from July 2018 to December 2022, where she was engaged in teaching and research in the field of travel and tourism, and served as Assistant Editor of the GNA Journal of Management and Technology. She has also worked at Bahra University, Solan, and Chandigarh University, Mohali (Punjab). She holds a PhD in Tourism Management, an MPhil in Tourism Management, an MBA in Hospitality Management, and a Master’s in Tourism Management (MTM) from Kurukshetra University. She has a blend of industry and teaching experience. She worked with the renowned brand in the tourism industry Cox & Kings (I) Ltd. from December 2004 to May 2010. Her areas of interest include travel and tourism management, tour operations, tourism resources, sustainable tourism, and tourism marketing. She has published research papers in various national and international journals. She has also attended and presented papers at various seminars, conferences, and workshops. She has also guided PhD research scholars.

• Figures xTables xiList of Contributors xiiForeword xviiiPreface xixList of Abbreviations xxivPART ITheoretical Foundations and the Conceptual Framework 11 Tribal Knowledge System: Meaning and Concept 3PAVAN RAMESH TERDAL2 Language and Oral Literature in Tribal Knowledge Dissemination 28BALUMURI VENKATESWARLU3 The Knowledge Systems of Tribal Women and Their Sustainable Indigenous Practices 47NAGESH M AND ALEKYA CHALUMURI4 Sacred Landscapes: Tribal Knowledge, Ecology, and Community Resilience 60REONA SHINAM AND SHRAVAN B RAJPART IIIndigenous Health Systems and Healing Practices 775 Health, Hygiene, and Healing System among the Karimpalan Tribe in Kerala: Exploring Continuity and Change 79THANG MIN LUN AND B BINDU6 Decolonizing Medicine: Insights from Odisha’s Tribal Healing Systems for Holistic and Sustainable Wellness 95PRAVAT RANJAN SETHI7 Strategies for Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Modern Healthcare Systems: A Comprehensive Approach 115PARIKIPANDLA SRIDEVIPART IIITraditional Food Systems and Agricultural Sustainability 1298 Indigenous Nutritional Practices for Global Health and Food Security: Processed Cocoyam as a Sustainable Superfood 131OKEKE CHINYERE CHARITY AND CHIAMAKA CHINASA OBASI9 Traditional Food, and Indigenous Farming of the Baiga Tribe: Livelihoods and Modernization Impacts 145SHIV RAJ, MEGHA GUPTA AND MEENAKSHI KUMARI10 Tribal Knowledge in Sustainable Food Systems: Investigating Agriculture, Nutrition, and Culinary Traditions 161K R MOHANPART IVTourism, Culture, and Economic Empowerment 18511 Pastoral Tourism: Sustaining Tribal Identity and Revitalizing Tradition 187ADITI CHOUDHARY, ANKITA DEVNATH AND MAHIMA GOPALKRISHNA12 Tourism Crossroads and Tribal Knowledge System: A Narrative of Vulnerabilities and Socio-Ethnic Dynamism in Mizoram 203LALCHHUANAWMA CHHANGTE AND BINDI VARGHESE13 Promotion of Tribal Cultural Tourism through Traditional Festivals in Andhra Pradesh: An Empirical Study 222LAKSHMINARAYANA K, SAMPATH KUMAR, PRAVEEN M KULKARNI, APPASABA L V AND BASAVARAJ S TIGADI14 Advancing Tribal Tourism Marketing through Innovation and Emerging Technologies 245SHREEANSH MISHRA AND JITENDRA MOHAN MISHRAPART VGovernance, Identity, and Crisis Response 26315 Tribal Knowledge in Crisis: Scripting Emergency Protocols for Cultural Preservation 265DASARI NARAYANA AND HARIHARARAO MOJJADA16 The Last Tribal Kingdom: Governance and Sustainability Lessons from the Mannan Tribes of Idukki District in Kerala 279DAVIS JOSEPH AND R SRIDHARANFinal Reflections 294Index 299

Debanjana Nag is a Faculty Member at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is also the Nodal Officer for the Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence (DACE), a scheme started by the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India, for providing free Civil Services coaching to the Scheduled Caste and marginalized students in the university. She completed her PhD in the year 2022 from the Centre for Development Studies, University of Allahabad, India. Her specialization is in globalization, culture, and marginalized groups like women and tribes. Previously, she was engaged as a Research Associate at Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. During her research period, she has also worked on various projects as a research assistant for different national-level bodies such as the National Commission for Women and the National Child Labour Project in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. She also worked as a National Level Monitor for the evaluation of government schemes under the Ministry of Rural Development and Sanitation, such as MNREGA (rural employment program) and PMAY (housing and sanitation program). To date, she has published chapters in edited books, various research papers in both English and Hindi, and has also done some translation and transcription work for the Hindi journal Samajikee, published by Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj. She also has expertise in four languages: Hindi, English, Bengali, and Assamese.Kusum is currently working as Assistant Professor at Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram since December 2022. She has previously worked at GNA University, Phagwara from July 2018 to December 2022, where she was engaged in teaching and research in the field of travel and tourism, and served as Assistant Editor of the GNA Journal of Management and Technology. She has also worked at Bahra University, Solan, and Chandigarh University, Mohali (Punjab). She holds a PhD in Tourism Management, an MPhil in Tourism Management, an MBA in Hospitality Management, and a Master’s in Tourism Management (MTM) from Kurukshetra University. She has a blend of industry and teaching experience. She worked with the renowned brand in the tourism industry Cox & Kings (I) Ltd. from December 2004 to May 2010. Her areas of interest include travel and tourism management, tour operations, tourism resources, sustainable tourism, and tourism marketing. She has published research papers in various national and international journals. She has also attended and presented papers at various seminars, conferences, and workshops. She has also guided PhD research scholars.

• Figures xTables xiList of Contributors xiiForeword xviiiPreface xixList of Abbreviations xxivPART ITheoretical Foundations and the Conceptual Framework 11 Tribal Knowledge System: Meaning and Concept 3PAVAN RAMESH TERDAL2 Language and Oral Literature in Tribal Knowledge Dissemination 28BALUMURI VENKATESWARLU3 The Knowledge Systems of Tribal Women and Their Sustainable Indigenous Practices 47NAGESH M AND ALEKYA CHALUMURI4 Sacred Landscapes: Tribal Knowledge, Ecology, and Community Resilience 60REONA SHINAM AND SHRAVAN B RAJPART IIIndigenous Health Systems and Healing Practices 775 Health, Hygiene, and Healing System among the Karimpalan Tribe in Kerala: Exploring Continuity and Change 79THANG MIN LUN AND B BINDU6 Decolonizing Medicine: Insights from Odisha’s Tribal Healing Systems for Holistic and Sustainable Wellness 95PRAVAT RANJAN SETHI7 Strategies for Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Modern Healthcare Systems: A Comprehensive Approach 115PARIKIPANDLA SRIDEVIPART IIITraditional Food Systems and Agricultural Sustainability 1298 Indigenous Nutritional Practices for Global Health and Food Security: Processed Cocoyam as a Sustainable Superfood 131OKEKE CHINYERE CHARITY AND CHIAMAKA CHINASA OBASI9 Traditional Food, and Indigenous Farming of the Baiga Tribe: Livelihoods and Modernization Impacts 145SHIV RAJ, MEGHA GUPTA AND MEENAKSHI KUMARI10 Tribal Knowledge in Sustainable Food Systems: Investigating Agriculture, Nutrition, and Culinary Traditions 161K R MOHANPART IVTourism, Culture, and Economic Empowerment 18511 Pastoral Tourism: Sustaining Tribal Identity and Revitalizing Tradition 187ADITI CHOUDHARY, ANKITA DEVNATH AND MAHIMA GOPALKRISHNA12 Tourism Crossroads and Tribal Knowledge System: A Narrative of Vulnerabilities and Socio-Ethnic Dynamism in Mizoram 203LALCHHUANAWMA CHHANGTE AND BINDI VARGHESE13 Promotion of Tribal Cultural Tourism through Traditional Festivals in Andhra Pradesh: An Empirical Study 222LAKSHMINARAYANA K, SAMPATH KUMAR, PRAVEEN M KULKARNI, APPASABA L V AND BASAVARAJ S TIGADI14 Advancing Tribal Tourism Marketing through Innovation and Emerging Technologies 245SHREEANSH MISHRA AND JITENDRA MOHAN MISHRAPART VGovernance, Identity, and Crisis Response 26315 Tribal Knowledge in Crisis: Scripting Emergency Protocols for Cultural Preservation 265DASARI NARAYANA AND HARIHARARAO MOJJADA16 The Last Tribal Kingdom: Governance and Sustainability Lessons from the Mannan Tribes of Idukki District in Kerala 279DAVIS JOSEPH AND R SRIDHARANFinal Reflections 294Index 299