Changing perspectives of anthropology in India

Anthropology in India developed in the hey day of British hegomony. Throughout the last four decades after independence it has been maintaining the specific British pattern in the operational meaning of the subject. Anthropology was initially started at one university in the sub-continent and since then it has now been opened in nearly 24 universities. A completely new generation of anthropologists trained in free India are now actively engaged in research. We are beginning to develop an Anthropology of wider perspective with newer problems being tackled in different regions.

The present publication tries to take stock of the developments which are under way. These papers were presented in the Anthropology and Archaeology Session of the 73rd Session of Indian Science Cong ress held in New Delhi in 1986. The authors for this volume have been specially selected keeping in view the various sub-branches in Anthropology and various regions of India.