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Who is said to be the pioneer of village studies in India? Illustratively describe contributions of some Indian sociologists on village studies. How their approaches are distinct from each other?

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  • Rural and Agrarian Social Structure

Naming a pioneer asks when study of the village stopped being colonial description and became sociological method. M. N. Srinivas is the conventional answer, but the claim has serious rivals, and a good answer defends a choice rather than repeating one.

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  • Who is the pioneer, and the rival claims
  • Contributions, illustratively
  • How the approaches differ
  • Conclusion

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