Interesting discussion..

Cultural practices are generally norms in behaviors and standards that developed in ethnic groups and communities in ancient history. Cultural practices are often important aspects of identity for people to connect them with others of their religion, race or region. Cultural medical practices are among the most diverse cultural practices, and vary significantly around the world. These cultural practices later become traditional practices. And , traditional practice  is the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures and traditions , whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of  soil health and raising crops over a long period of time.

Interpreting and understanding indigenous knowledge systems that are often veiled in ancient languages, rituals and cultural practices is a top priority for scholars, political leaders and conventional scientists searching for answers to the human survival questions of sustainability andeffective responses to the adverse affects of climate change. The effort torecognize, understand and communicate indigenous and traditional knowledge across cultural boundaries is complicated by the sheer complexity of diversity among indigenous peoples and their location in sometimes remote and inaccessible places.

The expression “indigenous knowledge” is often equated with the expression “traditional knowledge,” and indeed they are often used in terchangeably. Word usage is important since using “indigenous knowledge(IK),” ethnoecology, “local knowledge,” “indigenous technical knowledge (ITK),folk knowledge, “traditional knowledge (TK),” “indigenous science,” “traditional environmental knowledge” (TEK) or simply “people’s science” can signal howyou are approaching the topic or the underlying assumptions you make (Ellen &Harris, 1996). Turnbull gives specific meaning to “local knowledge” by suggesting that it is a kind of knowledge resulting from observations of the “local  environment or at a particular site and held by a specific group of people.” ..Based on Rudolph C. RYSER  , Center for World Indigenous Studieswww.cwis.org

When a knowledge is passed on to generations after generations by traditions of the particular community, It is called TK

Thanks Ramesh sir thats very general statement I know it and also the basic difference between the traditional knowledge, local knowledge and TK but how to decide that yes this knowledge is passed since last 7 generations (say) then this is a traditional knowledge means how to come to conclusion that yes the respondent is true as the knowledge is being passed since.................(how many) years therefore it is a traditional knowledge. I want to know the number of years by which a knowledge becomes TK

The articles in the following links may be seen:

http://www.centerfortraditionalmedicine.org/uploads/2/3/7/5/23750643/rcr_indigenous_peoples_and_traditional_knowledge_birkshire_vol_5_encyclopedia_of_sustainability_2012_ryser.pdf

http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2011/Jan/engpdf/66-71.pdf

The following book may be of use:

https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/handle/10625/16526

Thank you Borah sir for the links

Interesting discussion..

Cultural practices are generally norms in behaviors and standards that developed in ethnic groups and communities in ancient history. Cultural practices are often important aspects of identity for people to connect them with others of their religion, race or region. Cultural medical practices are among the most diverse cultural practices, and vary significantly around the world. These cultural practices later become traditional practices. And , traditional practice  is the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures and traditions , whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of  soil health and raising crops over a long period of time.

Interpreting and understanding indigenous knowledge systems that are often veiled in ancient languages, rituals and cultural practices is a top priority for scholars, political leaders and conventional scientists searching for answers to the human survival questions of sustainability andeffective responses to the adverse affects of climate change. The effort torecognize, understand and communicate indigenous and traditional knowledge across cultural boundaries is complicated by the sheer complexity of diversity among indigenous peoples and their location in sometimes remote and inaccessible places.

The expression “indigenous knowledge” is often equated with the expression “traditional knowledge,” and indeed they are often used in terchangeably. Word usage is important since using “indigenous knowledge(IK),” ethnoecology, “local knowledge,” “indigenous technical knowledge (ITK),folk knowledge, “traditional knowledge (TK),” “indigenous science,” “traditional environmental knowledge” (TEK) or simply “people’s science” can signal howyou are approaching the topic or the underlying assumptions you make (Ellen &Harris, 1996). Turnbull gives specific meaning to “local knowledge” by suggesting that it is a kind of knowledge resulting from observations of the “local  environment or at a particular site and held by a specific group of people.” ..Based on Rudolph C. RYSER  , Center for World Indigenous Studieswww.cwis.org

This a very interesting question. I have thought about this too during my study of Indigenous Science as it's related to Traditional Medicine Practices. The unfortunate truth is that it's difficult to draw a sharp line between the period of "real" traditional practice and cultural practice, especially among cultures of the new worlds. This is largely because much of this knowledge was passed on by "living and doing" and by "learning from experience" from one generation to another, and was not documented until around 19th Century. 

However, records of Traditional medicine practices in early cultures such as India (Ayurveda, Yoga etc.), China (Acupuncture etc.), Greece, Mesopotamia/Egypty etc. as early as years BC is available. See the following pdf attachments

Thank you Felix for the wonderful reply and attachments

Naveen, thank you for this question and the issue you have raised. It is a major issue for cultural researchers. I shall keep following the responses and reading the documents before I add my response though I have an initial response, I want to see if incoming responses would cause me to modify that.

Hello,

I personally think that teachers should have a sufficient amount of declarative and procedural knowledge encompassing both traditional and more modern practices. However,based on the meta system of axiology, teachers should have the component of artistry which is a very important factor in their professional development. The aesthetic side of teaching which is conceived as arts and crafts conceptualization requires teachers to be sensitive to particular situations with particular learners and to artfully enlist both traditional and modern practices to achieve the expected outcomes. Therefore, the long existing contention between traditional and modern should not deter teachers from using their resources critically in order to meet the desired goals.

Best regards,

R. Biria