Which British anthropologist lived among the Baigas and Khonds in the 1930s and 1940s?
AVerrier Elwin
BDietrich Brandis
CWarren Hastings
DHolt Mackenzie
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Verrier Elwin
1. He recorded their calendar of hunting and sowing.
2. Verrier Elwin was the anthropologist.
3. He also recorded Baiga songs.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 4, Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age._
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