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G.S. GHURYE- GOVIND SADASHIV GHURYE
His major themes that Ghurye worked on ‘Tribal’ or
‘Aborginal’ Cultures.
Nationalist
Protectionist • They believe in unity of India
and the need for modernising
• British anthropologist were interested Indian Society and culture.
in studying the tribal culture of India. • They believe that attempt to
• They believe that assimilation of Tribal preserve tribal culture were
Culture with main stream Hinduism misguided and resulted in
will lead to exploitation of tribal maintaining tribes in a
people by Hindus and their culture backward state.
should be protected and preserved. • Ghurye became the exponent
of nationalist view.
