Indian Anthropology

Email

Whatsapp

Facebook

Pinterest

Twitter

Copy link

The book "Indian Anthropology" has been written keeping courses of undergraduate, postgraduate and competitive examinations in mind to extend help to scholars, students, teachers, candidates of competitive examination and indologists. The book covers altogether 16 chapters in which historical, indological and anthropological approach to study of Indian society, culture and civilisation, Indian social system-Varna, Ashrama, Purushartha, Caste, Jajmani, Karma, Punarjanma, Vivah, Sanskar, unity and diversities, major religions, Indian women, Scheduled Castes, OBCs, Indian village, major problems and issues, national integration, anthropological concepts, and origin and growth of Indian anthropology have been presented systematically through simple English medium.

Gaya Pandey (b. 1954) is a retired Professor of Anthropology, Ranchi University, Ranchi. He has to his credit two and half dozen books published on different branches of anthropology as a course book. Books have been published both in English and Hindi medium to make the subject understandable to students, scholars, readers and candidates of competitive examinations. He has to his credit three and half dozen research articles published in Journals of national and international repute. He has participated in two and half dozen national and international seminars organised in India and contributed valuable papers. Nine scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degree under his supervision.

The book "Indian Anthropology" is based on postgraduate and undergraduate courses of study of anthropology where it is taught as one of papers in different universities of India. This book deals with approaches to the study of Indian society, culture and civilisation. It also presents a factual description of Indian social system-Varna, Ashrama, Purushartha, Karma, Punarjanma, Vivah, Sanskar and Rina Dimensions of Indian Civilisation-Tribal, peasant and urban have find significant place. Descriptions about Scheduled Castes, Indian women, OBCs, Indian village, major religions of India, unity in diversity, major social issues, processes of social cultural change, anthropological concepts and growth and development of Indian Anthropology have been presented in simple English language. This book is useful for students, scholars, teachers, candidates of competitive examinations and indologists.

The book writing is not only product of hard labour of author alone. Rather it is a result of help extended by a number of persons at different stages to the author. Hence, as an author, it is my moral and pious duty to extend my gratitude and thanks to all of them individually and collectively.

My first gratitude goes to all those teachers and scholars whose books, articles and papers have helped me much in completion of the book directly and indirectly. I am thankful to all teachers of the Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University, Ranchi, who have encouraged me to write this book in English medium.

Equally, I am thankful to all research scholars of Department of Anthropology who suggested me to write this book in English for the benefit of scholars and students.

I am thankful to my family members who have extended every kind of cooperation in completion of the book. No less thankful I am to Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal Ji and his team of Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Limited, New Delhi who printed my manuscript of the book with meticulous care.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages