Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II (Books) (Authors) (A) Kinship Organisation in India (I) R. S. Sharma (B) Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India (II) V. S. Sukthankar (C) On the Meaning of the Mahabharata (III) Romila Thapar (D) Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History (IV) Iravati Karve
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Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (Books) | (Authors) |
| (A) Kinship Organisation in India | (I) R. S. Sharma |
| (B) Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India | (II) V. S. Sukthankar |
| (C) On the Meaning of the Mahabharata | (III) Romila Thapar |
| (D) Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History | (IV) Iravati Karve |
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Solution
(A) - (IV): "Kinship Organisation in India" is a seminal anthropological work by Iravati Karve studying Indian kinship systems.
(B) - (I): "Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India" is authored by R. S. Sharma, focusing on ancient Indian socio-economic structures.
(C) - (II): "On the Meaning of the Mahabharata" is by V. S. Sukthankar, a renowned scholar who worked extensively on the critical edition of the Mahabharata.
(D) - (III): "Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History" is a collection by Romila Thapar, examining cultural and historical aspects of ancient India.
Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> This correctly matches each landmark book with its respective author in Indian historical and anthropological scholarship -> correct
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