Article(electronic)November 26, 2020

The Remembered Anthropologist: Engaging with the Insights of M. N. Srinivas

In: The journal of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 69, Issue 2, p. 224-240

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Abstract

The plethora of M. N. Srinivas's articles and books covering a wide range of subjects from village studies to nation building, from dominant caste in Rampura village to nature and character of caste in independent India, and from prospects of sociological research in Gujarat to practicing social anthropology in India have largely influenced the understanding of society and culture for well over five decades. Additionally, he meticulously wrote itineraries, memoirs and personal notes that provide a glimpse of his inner being, influences, ideologies, thought all of which have inspired a large number of and social anthropologists and sociologists across the world. It is then only befitting to explore the major concerns in the life and intellectual thought of one whose pioneering contributions have been the milestones in the fields of social anthropology and sociology in a specific sense and of social sciences in India in a general sense. This article centres around/brings to light the academic concerns that Srinivas grappled with the new avenues of thought and insights that developed consequently, and the extent of his rendition their relevance in framing/understanding contemporary society and culture in India.

Languages

English

Publisher

SAGE Publications

ISSN: 2632-4369

DOI

10.1177/2277436x20968987

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