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The Ambasthas constitute one of the twelve sub-castes of Kayasthas of the country. They are numerically small and mostly confined to the ertwhile state of Bihar. However, many people do not know the history that the Ambastha Kayasthas were found at various parts of the country but perhaps they have got assimilated with the local people. This study deals with the search of the genesis and development of a particular branch of Ambastha Kayastha family with ...
In world anthropology different dimensions are fast emerging, and one of them is Visual Anthropology in which systematic and concerted efforts were made specially in sixties. However, sporadic efforts of people from anthropological as well as non anthropological allied disciplines were precursors in this field. The ‘New-wave films’ of ‘parallel cinema’ were developed in Italy in post-war years, and later France and America followed suit. India did not ...