Development Of Researches In Anthropology In India

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The Book Covers Multiple Socio-Cultural And Biological Dimensions Of Researches In Indian Anthropology. Trained And Professional Anthropologists Engaged In Various Universities, As Also In Various Anthropological Organizations In The Country, Have Contributed Articles For This Illustrious Volume. The Various Socio-Cultural Dimensions That It Covers Are-From Art Of Body Decoration To The Anthropology Of Sacred Centers; From Maternal Education To The Effect Of Women S Status In Family Size; From Female Infanticide, And Women In Development To The Indian Women In Transition; From Tribal Indebtedness, And Displacement And Deprivation Of Tribesmen To The Weekly Tribal Market; From Anthropology Of Religion To Anthropology Of Health; From Medical Anthropology To Ethno Medicines; And From Educational Development To The Nutritional Problems Of The Tribesmen. In The Field Of Biological Anthropology The Dimensions Include-From Oral Health To Morphological Study Of Hair; And From Finger Dermatoglaphics To Inbreeding Effects On Genetic Load, Crow S Index, And Inbreeding Coefficients. Thus, The Volume Covers A Wide Range Of Topics Of Great Anthropological Interest. It Is Only The Beginning. The Oriental Institute Of Cultural And Social Research, Allahabad, In Collaboration With The Serials Publications, Will Continue To Bring Out Subsequent Volumes In Future Under The Title Dimensions Of Researches In Indian Anthropology.

This book provides an opportunity for students, academicians, scholars, and researchers in India and around the world to familiarize themselves with the evolution, diversification, and development of anthropological research in India. Comprised of nineteen chapters written by a diverse group of scholars and researchers, Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects analyzes the history and future of anthropology on the subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric civilizations and colonial legacies to Indigenous medicine and coffee culture.

Indian Anthropology: Anthropological Discourse in Bombay 1886–1936 is an important contribution to the history of Indian anthropology, focusing on its formative period. It looks at the political economy of knowledge production and the anthropological discourse in Bombay during the late nineteenth century. This seminal volume highlights the much forgotten and ignored contribution of the Bombay Presidency anthropologists, many of whom were Indians, from different backgrounds, such as lawyers, civil servants, and men of religion, much before professional anthropology was taught in India. The other contributions are by pioneers from Bengal, Punjab, and United Provinces — all British administrators turned scholars. This volume is divided into three parts: Part I deals with the six contributions on the history of the development of anthropology in India; Part II deals with four contributions on the methodology and collecting ethnographic data; and Part III deals with four contributions on theoretical analysis of ethnographic facts. The roots of many contemporary conflicts and social issues can be traced to this formative period of anthropology in India. This book will be useful to students and researchers of anthropology, sociology, public administration, modern history, and demography. It will also be of interest to civil servants, students of history, Indian culture and society, religions, colonial history, law, and South Asia studies.

In all social movements ideologies play a significant role. To get maximum participation of the members of their society the leaders project their ideologies to their followers. During the British rule several leaders of the tribal movements alos inspired their followers by projecting their ideologies. Their views inlfuenced the ideologies. Their views influenced the anture of the movements led by them and also deeply impressed the psyche of the tribal communities in post-independence era. Highlighting the conceptual framework of the social movements in general and tribla movements in particular, causes of discontent among the tribals and the main thrust of their struggle against the colonial rule, revolts led by different tribal groups at different periods have been particularly discussed. Among them were Bhumij revolt, Sidhu and Kanhu insurection, Kherwar movement among the Santals, Mundas struggel which with an innocuous religious beginning emerged in its agrarian and political phase, movement of the Tana Bhagats among the Oraons initially started as a nativist movement later integrated themselves into Congress ideology, Aiki (unity) movement among the Bhils and Girasias of Southern Rajasthan and adjoining areas of Gujarat, the struggle which started as a non-violent peasant movements occasionally turned out to be violent.