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Academics |
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Various
academic activities have been carried out by association since
its formation like publication of academic Journal, Books,
organizing conferences and seminar on various themes and taking
up research projects on different social issues. Apart from
this, IAA has been granting small research grants for fieldwork
and report writing on lesser-known tribes of Raji, Primitive
tribe of Uttar Pradesh Hills and tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Collaboration |
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Various
organizations have been kind enough to sponsor the academic
activities conducted by the association. A few among them are:
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Ministry of
Welfare, Government of India
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Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
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University
Grants Commission
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Indira Gandhi
National Centre for Arts
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UNESCO
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ICSSR
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DFID –
Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme
In addition to
this, Association has been organizing academic activities in
collaboration with other organizations such as is ‘Ethnographic
and Folk Culture Society’, Lucknow. |
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Fellowships |
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On the
recommendation of an academic board constituted by the General
Council from time to time, the Executive Committee have elected
foreign anthropologists who have made outstanding contribution
in Anthropology. |
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Foreign Fellows |
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Year |
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1. |
Prof. C.
Von. Furer
Haimendorf |
U.K |
1971 |
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2. |
Prof.
Margaret Mead |
USA |
1973 |
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3. |
Prof.
Chee Nakaue |
Japan |
1976 |
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4. |
Prof.
Bozina
Ivanovie Minister for Education, Science and Culture |
Yugoslavia |
1976 |
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5. |
Prof. N.
W. Howells |
USA |
1978 |
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6. |
Prof.
Sol. Tax |
USA |
1978 |
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7. |
Prof. M.
Oka |
Japan |
1978 |
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8. |
Prof.
Gril S.
Belshaw |
Canada |
1978 |
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9. |
Prof. H.
Walter |
Germany |
1982 |
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Research Projects |
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The
association has undertaken various research projects from time to
time on different issues. These projects are as follows:
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Sponsor |
Ministry
of Welfare, Government of India |
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1999 |
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Project
Director |
Dr. S.
M. Patnaik |
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The project
explores the impact of NGO intervention on the tribal life of
Orissa from an anthropological
perspective. Taking different ethnographic sites varying local
cultures, the study situates the complexity of development
scenario with special reference to NGO ideology, voluntarism,
work culture, leadership and politics of funding. |
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Chilika:
The lake and its Cosmology
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Sponsor |
Indira
Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi |
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Year |
1999 |
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Project
Director |
Dr. S.
M. Patnaik |
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The project
aims to understand the cosmology of the lake and its surrounding
environment situating against the backdrop of local cultural
context. Here an attempt has been made to study the
ethnoecology of
Chilika with special reference to people’s cognized
environment in and around Chilika,
their cultural perception of space and water. |
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