This work is a comprehensive study of some aspects of the Oraon life and is one of the major publications after the scholarly and definitive ethnographies of Oraons by Rai Bahadur Sarat Chandra Roy in the early 1900s. The work explores aspects of symbols and the philosophy behind the use of particular theoretical approaches. The symbols used are grounded in everyday life and the daily practices of the Oraons. Using such a perspective as a key symbol, the ethnography of the Oraons is then perceived through such a lens with their idea of giving it a fresh out-look.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Abhik Ghosh
Abhik Ghosh is a lecturer in social anthropology at Punjab University, Chandigarh. He holds an M. Sc. And Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Delhi. He has conducted his fieldwork in the Chotanagpur region of Jharkahand, West Bengal, Udaipur in Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh. To his credit are 30 publications in national journals and periodicals. He has authored two other books titled A Brief History of Anthropology (1994) and Meetings with the Other (1996). His major interests are symbolism, policy analysis, tribal studies, National security and ecological anthropology.
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