Anthropology in India is losing relevance. Many anthropology departments are shutting down, especially in Western India. "Gifted anthropologists" are also shifting to other professions. At the Second Indian Anthropological Congress, KK Basa, director of the anthropology museum Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, said anthropological theory needed to keep pace with rapid globalisation.
“Anthropology as a discipline developed in the colonial period is fast losing relevance. It needs to adapt to the transition taking place today,” said Basa according to Express India.
Reading this I wonder what kind of anthropology is practiced in India?
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