The papers published by the Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists, Jhargram study aspects of the interaction and linkages between society, state and governance, probing a number of relevant issues of concern including those significant to the contemporary time. The research papers by scholars who have been observing and researching on the theme in the course of the years delve into aspects of the functioning of the State and its structure and the issue of governance especially the concerns related to effective and efficient governance that have become a prominent issue in present times. They study the impact of the governance and State functioning on formation of society and societal factors that influence governance, viewing the theme from different angles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ajit K Danda
Prof. Ajit K. Danda, FNASc, (Born 1936), is a Ph.D. from Cornell University (U.S.A.) and former Director, Anthropological Survey of India. He held many important positions in various academic institutions and research organizations in this country and abroad. He has diverse areas of research specialization in cultural anthropology viz. tribal economy, peasant transformations, ethnicity and development, research methodology etc. he served in many important committees/commissions constituted by the state and central government.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kishor K. Basa
"Kishor K. Basa has been teaching archaeological anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar since 1980. A Ph.D. from University of London and a Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow, University of Cambridge, Professor Basa was Director, IGRMS, Bhopal; Indian Museum, Kolkata and Anthropological Survey of India. He was President, Archaeology Section of Indian History Congress as well as Anthropological and Behavioural Science Section of Indian Science Congress. He has excavated the sites of Malikhoja (Sankerjung), Harirajpur and Gourangapatana—all in Odisha.
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