SECURING THE CULTURAL LEGACY: SAFEGUARDING THE ASSAM MISING HANDLOOM PRODUCTS AS INDIGENOUS WISDOM OF ASSAM WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION FRAMEWORK by Agrata Das
Author: Agrata Das, Student of LLM at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar INTRODUCTION Traditional knowledge and traditional cultural manifestations pertain to the longstanding cultural practices that have been cultivated, safeguarded, and disseminated across generations by the indigenous or local inhabitants of a specific community. It represents significance and socio-cultural relevance within the legal framework of intellectual property rights (henceforth IPR). North-East India has historically served as a significant repository of…