Hindi - Himachal Pradesh

10.1 Relevance in understanding of contemporary society. Dynamics of ethnicity at rural,tribal, urban and international levels. Ethnic conflicts and political developments. Conceptof nation state.11.1 Concept of human growth and development-stages of growth-prenatal, natal, infant,childhood, childhood, adolescence, maturity, senescence.12.1 Demography and Population study: Human Population trends in the last 100 years, 2000years and 50 years hence; related consequences and challenges in developed, underdeveloped and developing countries of the world.12.2 Demographic theories-biological, registration system, sample methods, duel reportingsystem.12.3 Methods of studying population growth.12.4 Biological consequences of population control and family welfare.12.5 Anthropology in designing of deference and other equipments.12.6 Forensic Anthropology.12.7 Methods and principles of personal identification and reconstruction.PAPER-IIEvolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization-Pre historic (Paleolithic, Mesolithic andNeolithic), Protohistoric (Indus Civilization). Vedic and post-Vedic beginning. Contributions ofthe tribal cultures.1. Demographic profile of India-Ethic and Linguistic elements in the Indian population andtheir distribution. Indian population growth patterns factors influencing its structure andgrowth.2. The basis structure and nature of traditional Indian social system-a critique. Varnasharm.Purushartha, Karma, Rina and Rebirth. Theories on the origin of caste system, Jajmanisystem. Structural basis of inequality in traditional Indian society. Impact of Buddhism,Jainism, Islam and Christianity on Indian Society.3. Emergence, growth and development of anthropology in India-contributions of the 19 thCentury and early 20 th Century scholar administrator. Contributions of Indiananthropologist of tribal and caste studies. Contemporary nature of anthropological studiesin India.4. Approaches to the study of Indian society and culture-traditional and contemporary.4.1 Aspects of Indian village: Historical perspective of Indian villages; Role of ruralagriculture economy in rural life, its drawbacks and potentials, future of rural agroeconomypast, present and prospective future status and role of Indian villages in ournational life.4.2 Linguistic and religious minorities-social, political and economic status. Distribution oflinguistic societies in each State in India, treats to linguistic in India and elsewhere, censesfor hiding linguistic identities in modern world, role of linguistics in Human society inpast, present and future.5. Tribal situation in India- biogenetic variability, linguistic and socio-economiccharacteristics of the tribal populations and their distribution. Problems of the tribalCommunities-land alienation, poverty indebtedness, low literacy, poor educationalfacilities, unemployment, underemployment, health and nutrition. Developmentalprojects-tribal displacement and problems of rehabilitation:Development of forest policy and tribal, Impact of urbanization and industrializationon tribal and rural populations.