Explorations in Anthropology of North East India

About The Book:- The current treatise presents a collection of sixteen research articles offered by eminent social scientists to acquaint a extensive book lovers with the vast horizon of contemporary anthropological researches on varied ethnic groups living in diverse habitat of North East India. Under one cover the present volume features with abundance of unique materials and wide-ranging analysis which is extremely stimulus useful and surely serve the interest of anthropologists besides other social scientists and many others both at the teaching and research level as well as planners and policy makers with a concern about the indigenous people of North East India. About The Author:- Sarthak Sengupta (b.1955) received his M.Sc. (1 9 7 7 ) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh University and Gauhati University respectively. He also worked with the Anthropological Survey of India Government of India and North Eastern Hill University Shillong for quite some time and conducted intensive field studies among diverse tribes and castes. He has had to his own credit thirteen books on North East Indian tribes and more than 220 research papers. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and members of the editorial boards. He is at present Professor and Head Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c) Centre for North East Studies Dibrugarh University Assam. His current research interest are genetical demography globin gene distribution population genetics bio social studies diet and nutrition indigenous health practices in tribal population of North East India. CONTENTS:- Preface 9 Acknowledgements 13 List of Figure/Chart 15 List of Contributors 15 1. Tribes of North East India: An Overview 23 S.B. Chakrabarti 2. Megaliths and Living Cultural Traditions 31 Q. Marak 3. Cultural Transmission and Social Contexts of Pottery Making among Andros of Manipur India 52 Mayanglambam Mani Babu 4. T