HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN INDIA

Manu’s Dharmashastra (2nd-3rd century BC) comprehensively studied Indian society of that

period, based more on the morals and norms of social and economic life. Kautilya’s

Arthashastra (324-296 BC) was a treatise on politics, statecraft and economics but also

described the functioning of Indian society in detail. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador

to the court of Chandragupta Maurya from 324 BC to 300 BC. He also wrote a book on the

structure and customs of Indian society. Al Biruni’s accounts of India ........

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