Anthropology Optional – Analytica
A free daily answer writing and video enrichment initiative by Selection Mania for UPSC Anthropology Optional. Focused on conceptual clarity, thinkers, diagrams and answer presentation.
- Day 24: Sacred Complex as a dimension of Indian civilizationStart
- Day 23: Human adaptation to high altitudeStart
- Concept Check: Core Anthropology concepts (Faculty Session)Start
- Day 22: Basic tenets of American DiffusionStart
- Day 21: Difference between Magic and ReligionStart
- Day 20: Difference between Magic and Religion (Applied)Start
- Day 19: Australopithecus – short noteStart
- Day 18: Anatomical changes due to erect postureStart
- Day 17: Malinowski’s Functionalism – basic tenetsStart
- Day 16: Contributions of Ruth Benedict to cultural anthropologyStart
- Day 15: Malinowski’s Functionalism – critical discussionStart
- Day 14: Gordon Childe’s Theory of Cultural EvolutionStart
- Day 13: Exchange systems with examplesStart
- Day 12: Lineage vs Clan – differences with examplesStart
- Day 11: Morgan’s scheme of evolution of marriageStart
- Day 10: Relevance of Biological Anthropology in contemporary IndiaStart
- Day 7: Demographic TransitionStart
- Day 6: Common Property Resources in tribal areasStart
- Day 5: Impact of forest policy on tribesStart
- Day 4: Role of Anthropology in rural developmentStart
- Day 2: Impact of Christianity on Indian societyStart
- Day 1: Dominant Caste – concept & village realityStart
