The book highlights the role of anthropologist in national reconstruction, analyses the origin of the Tribal movements in Bihar since 1772 and critically examines the tribal development programmes since 1950 and identifies the bottlenecks. It also discusses the role of Police and Judiciary in improving the quality of life the tribals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Narayan
Dr. Sachindra Narayan is a senior faculty member in Social Anthropology and Sociology at A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna. A topper of B.A. Hons. In Anthropology and an M.A. from the University of Ranchi, he was chief of the SITE programme in Bihar State and received Distinguished Service Award of the Department of Space, Government of India. At present he is the Project Director of Planned Development among Sauria Paharia. He had written about one hundred and fifty articles in national and international academic journals. His books include Sacred Complexes in Deoghar and Rajgir, The Dwindling Hill Tribe, Dimensions of Tribal Development in Bihar and Buddhism at Bodh-Gaya. He is also Co-Reseaerch Supervisor on Buddhism of Harvard University, U.S.A.
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