Pratiksha Raut_MPSM (3 of 6)

Content Description

The book Adivasi Davaduri, written by Dr. Marie D’ Souza and first published in 1993, focuses on the intersection of rural poverty, land degradation, and the tribal reliance on natural resources for food and medicinal purposes, specifically in Maharashtra, India. It documents the medicinal uses of around 150 tree and herb species, providing their names in Bhili, Latin, English, Kokni, Marathi, Hindi, and Sanskrit, and includes color images for easy identification.

Condition Description

The pages of the volume are acidic, overall the condition of the book is good.

Accession Date

2026-01-13

Dispostion

The book meticulously documents the medicinal uses of approximately 150 species of trees and herbs traditionally used by Adivasi groups. It holds a significant archival valuable due to its multilingual botanical glossary, each plant is identified by its name in Bhili, Latin, English, Kokni, Marathi, Hindi, and Sanskrit, bridging local knowledge systems with formal botanical taxonomy. The inclusion of color photographs further enhances the usability of the text as a field guide for researchers, students, and practitioners of ethnobotany and indigenous medicine. The object will be the part of Marie Dsouza Papers collections.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

The material was found in the record department of MPSM, Nashik. It was then tranfered to Resources devlopment officer's (Pratiksha Raut) and then tranfered to Archives Department to Archives Coordinator (Bhavana Tole).

Retention Rule

This is a permanent transfer of material to MPSM, where it will be preserved and made accessible as part of its growing institutional archive. Digital copies will be permanently housed at both the Archives at NCBS and MPSM. The material directly supports the PAST project’s aim to document science institutions through personal and institutional histories, aligning with the grantee’s ongoing archival work.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.