The Eastern Anthropologist


THE EASTERN ANTHROPOLOGIST is a refereed, quarterly journal issued every March, June, September and December. International in character, content and coverage, The EA publishes papers, shorter notes, review articles, book reviews, discussions, news relating to research and academic/professional fora, communications and rejoinders on themes and problems which are of interest to professional anthropologists and other social scientists leaning towards an interdisciplinary approach.
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Dr. P. Venkata Rao, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Mob.: 9440937293
Associate Editor Dr. Keya Pandey, Department of Anthropology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow. Mob.: 9450561571
Dr. Vibha Agnihotri, Department of Anthropology, Nari Siksha Niketan P.G.College, Lucknow, Mob.: 9452099243
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R.K. Jain (New Delhi)
S. M. Patnaik (Delhi)
R. S. Khare, Charlottesville, U.S.A.
  

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THE EASTERN ANTHROPOLOGIST

  
Editors : Sukant K. Chaudhury, Soumendra Mohan Patnaik
Editorial Assistants : Prashant Anand, Jeba Anjum and Sonuja Nandinee Barik
  
Volume 79 Number 1 January-March 2026
CONTENTS
Anthropology and the Human Development Approach Rohit Mutatkar 1
Conservation of Sacred Landscape Through Van Panchayats: A Study of Sarmoli Village in Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand Nongmaithem Kisun Singh and D.V. Prasad 15
Sustaining Livelihoods and Cultural Heritage of the Kutia Kandha in Odisha’s Shifting Settings S. N. Tripathy 35
Analysis of Inter-ethnic Relationship of Chakma Immigrants and Other Tribal Groups in Arunachal Pradesh Jumgam Kamduk 63
Labour and their Lifeworlds: A Study of Oraon Tribal Women’s Seasonal Migration and Life Strategies in The Brick Kilns of Bihar, India Satya Gupta and Dhiraj Kumar 77
Epistemic Hooliganism: Decolonizing Colonial Ethnographies of Muslim Banjaras Shazia Fatmi 91
Neoliberal Urbanisation, Informal Labour and Women’s Empowerment in Odisha Suprava Sahoo and Dinabandhu Sahoo 113
Dialectics on the Transition and Transformation in the Ritual Art of Garudan Thookkam: A Study on the Thookkam of Arayankavu Temple Hema K.R. 133
Mapping The Social Media Landscape: Usage Patterns, Motivations, and Behaviours of Gen Z Students at Banaras Hindu University Prashant Anand 147
BOOK REVIEWS
Decolonising Environmentalism: Alternative Visions and Practices for Environmental Action by Prakash Kashwan and Aseem Hasnain Sukant Kumar Chaudhury 163

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