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47 Soc. Change 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/sclcnge47 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Human Rights, W ild Soa7' Change Life and Environment SAGEPb SAGE Pubiaiomenavs Protection DOI: 10. 1177/0049085716681900 http://sch.sagepub.com $SAGE P.C.Joshi' Abstract The article presents a critique of the Cartesian-inspired practice of science and contrasts it with the traditional knowledge pertaining to the ecosystem which exists in the form of cultural practices rooted in the holistic framework integrating the world of animate and inanimate elements in the perspective of folk religious beliefs. The implications of the practice of ghandwa are explained in the light of a gene bank and human-wildlife conflict (HWC). The article argues for an intensive documentation of traditional knowledge and practices and its proper use in the programmes aimed at environmental conservation. Keywords Human rights, human-wildlife conflict (HWC), Khos, traditional knowledge, ghandwa Human Rights are Anthropocentric The concept of human rights is revolutionary as it provides freedom and empower- ment to the marginalised population by bringing forth equality, liberty and freedom for all. It has been a befitting reply to the age-old racist idea of natural hierarchy in which some groups belonging to a particular colour, caste and occu- pation are considered as perennially inferior to be ruled, dominated and enslaved. The emergence of human rights came as a boon to the underprivileged and marginalised groups of people. While human rights was an enlightening and modern idea, there has been an inherent flaw in it at the philosophical axis. This idea is anthropocentric, catering only to humans disregarding the existence of other living beings. It silently advocates a world order which places intrinsic human existence at the top of the ladder, establishing the position that humans are ' Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. Corresponding author: P.C. Joshi, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India. E-mail: pcjoshi@anthro.du.ac.in

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