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In India, the study of humans and their society had begun in some form or the other from the time of Manu, but their study in an authentic and scientific manner has started only recently. The British rulers considered it necessary to have knowledge of the culture of castes and tribes to strengthen the roots of their rule, and from this point of view, their study began from the end of the 18th century.Although the study of humans is considered the subject area of ??anthropology, but in the circumstances in which anthropology was born about 100 years ago, European anthropologists mostly studied the inhabitants of other continents, who were very backward in social and cultural terms compared to Europe. In this way, the cultural study of the tribals of Asia and Africa, America, Australia and the islands joined the tradition of social and cultural anthropology. There were many reasons for this - the social life of these primitive castes or tribal clans is simple and organized on a small scale. Knowledge of the cultural and social structure of the governed people was essential for administrators, so that governance could be carried out smoothly, and inspired by these objectives, British military officers and administrators studied the culture of the tribals scattered in their Indian empire. Thus, the importance of cultural and social studies in the country is like theoretical science, and is also practical.