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Indian Anthropology Owes Its Origin To The Asiatic Society Of Calcutta. For The Last Two Hundred Years It Has Grown As An Academic Discipline, Supported By An Array Of Competent, And Practicing Anthropologists. Indeed, A Lot Of Field And Desk Work Has Gone Into To Make Indian Anthropology A Viable Subject Of Study. This Book Presents The Full Range Of Study Of Indian Anthropology Between The Covers. It Takes Into Account The Growth And Concept Of The Subject To Date. The Tribal India Being A Special Field Of Study Receives Full Coverage. All Important Data And Figures Have Been Incorporated For Authenticity. The Book Will Serve As A Standard Work On Indian Anthropology And Fulfil The Syllabus Requirement Of The Graduate, Post-Graduate And Competitive Students., Dr. Sachindra Narayan Is A Senior Faculty Member In Social Anthropology And Sociology At A.N. Sinha Institute Of Social Studies, Patna. A Topper Of B.A. Hons. In Anthropology And An M.A. From The University Of Ranchi, He Was Chief Of The Site Programme In Bihar State And Received Distinguished Service Award Of The Department Of Space, Government Of India. At Present He Is The Project Director Of Planned Development Among Sauria Paharia. He Had Written About One Hundred And Fifty Articles In National And International Academic Journals. His Books Include Sacred Complexes In Deoghar And Rajgir, The Dwindling Hill Tribe, Dimensions Of Tribal Development In Bihar And Buddhism At Bodh-Gaya. He Is Also Co-Research Supervisor On Buddhism Of Harvard University, U.S.A., Content:- Preface Growth And Concepts The Growth Great And Little Tradition Sacred Complex Criticism Univrasalisation And Parochialisation Tribe-Caste Continuum Dominant Caste Tribals Of India Tribe Problems Of Tribal Peoples Land Alienation Solution, Bihar Indebtedness Role Of Money Lenders Impact Of Indebtedness Legislations And Constitutional Steps Lack Of Educational Facilities Traditional System Modern System Shifting Cultivation Basic Features Migration Forest And Tribes Unemployment Tribal Agricultural Labourers Special Problems Of Hunting And Food Gathering And Other Minor Tribes Problem Of Cultural Contact Isolation Urbanisation Industrialisation Impact Depopulation Regionalism Features Of Regionalism Tribal Ethos And Integration Economic And Psychological Frustration Solutions For Regionalism Psychological Economic, Socio-Cultural, Others History Of Tribal Administration In India Before Independence After 1947 Administration Under Fifth Schedule Laws In The Sheduled Areas Role Of The Traditional Tribal Council Ands The Advent Of Panchayat Raj The Constitutinal Safegurards And The Tribal Plans Constitutional Provisions Objective And Strategy Coverage Methodology Of Preparation Of Tribal Sub-Plans Development Strategy For Tribal Pockets Primitive Tribal Groups Anti-Exploitative Measures Planned Development And Approaches To Tribal Problem