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Lesson Traditional Knowledge, Skill and
2.10
Technology and Their Creative Use

FACTS Most of the modern technologies are the
to Understand modification of local technologies.

Date: 2077-2-22
Sukedhara, Kathmandu

Dear Sister,
Sumi
How are you? I hope everything is fine there. I am fine and doing my best to get good
grade in class 9.
You, asked me about the creative use of traditional knowledge, skill and technology.
When I came to Kathmandu from my village, I saw many things in modified form of
local technologies.

Since the beginning of human civilization man has developed many technologies for
their use. If you see around, you can find many technologies that are helping mankind
in various ways. This kind of technology is called local technology. Local technology is
also known as Indigenous Technology.

Traditional technologies are reliable, cheap and durable. They are based on local
skills and knowledge. These technologies are eco-friendly too. For example, water
grinding mills, aran, pottery making, handmade paper, pulling loads in bullock cart,
making butter in a wooden vessel called Theki and Madani, etc.

Sister, you know that the uses of Theki and Madani. Our mother used to get butter by
using a wooden vessel called Theki in which Madani is used as turbine. It rotates with
the help of rope called Neti. The continuous rolling of turbine results in the formation
of butter.
Similarly, still we use Dhiki and Janto to grind cereals, cook food using Guitha, Kol to
extract sugarcane juice or oil. These are very useful local and traditional technologies.
The technologies took several forms in the span of time and finally, it has been modified
and introduced in modern form. I saw many such modified form of technologies in
Kathmandu. Do you want to Know? Listen! I saw electric mixer grinder, flour mill
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