Emergence, growth and development of Anthropology in India

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4. Emergence, growth and development of Anthropology in India—Contributions of the 18th, 19th and early 20th Century scholar-administrators. Contributions of Indian anthropologists to tribal and caste studies.

2026

Section c · 1. · Paper Q3(c) · 2026 · 15 marks · Solution

Discuss with examples, how general comparative analogy has been used for ethnoarchaeological studies in India

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2025

Section c · 2. · Paper Q3(c) · 2025 · 15 marks · Solution

Highlight the significant contributions of B. S. Guha, Irawati Karve and S. R. K. Chopra to Indian Anthropology

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2024

Section c · 3. · Paper Q2(c) · 2024 · 15 marks · Solution

Deconstruct the colonial history of Indian Anthropology highlighting the critical role played by the Indian Anthropologists in sustaining its autonomy.

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Section b · 4. · Paper Q5(b) · 2024 · 10 marks · Solution

Describe ILO's Convention No. 169 (1989) on Indigenous and Tribal people. Is India a signatory to it?

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2023

Section b · 5. · Paper Q8(b) · 2023 · 15 marks · Solution

Critically evaluate the contributions of S.C. Roy to Indian anthropology.

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2022

Section a · 6. · Paper Q2(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

Illustrate the contribution of Irawati Karve to Indian Anthropology. Make a special mention of her literary contribution

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Section b · 7. · Paper Q3(b) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

Assess the contributions of S. C. Dube in Indian village studies

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Section a · 8. · Paper Q7(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

Discuss the views of G. S. Ghurye and Verrier Elwin on the approach towards tribal populations. What are the policies of the Government of India towards Indian tribal populations?

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Section a · 9. · Paper Q8(a) · 2022 · 20 marks · Solution

Compare the nature of tribal movements between North-East and Central India. Briefly mention the current status of existing tribal movements in these areas

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Section b · 10. · Paper Q8(b) · 2022 · 15 marks · Solution

Briefly describe the anthropological perspective on development. How have anthropologists contributed in India's rural development?

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2016

Section c · 11. · Paper Q1(c) · 2016 · 10 marks · Solution

Relevance of caste in contemporary Indian politics

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Section a · 12. · Paper Q2(a) · 2016 · 20 marks · Solution

Write about the contribution made by Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf to tribal anthropology in India

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