L. K. Ananthakrishna Iyer
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L.K.Ananthakrishna Iyer was a famous anthropologist of British India who is renowned for his work amongst the hill tribes of the western part of Madras province. He was born in a South Indian Brahmin (Iyer) family in the year 1861.
[edit] Works
L.K.Ananthakrishna Iyer is best known for his books 'Castes and Tribes of Mysore' and 'Castes and Tribes of Cochin'. Both are pioneering works on the tribes inhabiting the west coast of India.
[edit] References
- Ananthakrishna Iyer, L.K. The Mysore Tribes and Castes. Mysore: Mysore University Press 1930.
- Iyer, L. K. Ananthakrishna, Tribes and Castes of Cochin, 1912
- L.K. Ananthakrishna Iyer : 125th Birth Anniversary Tribute Special Volume of Human Science/edited by Ajit K. Danda. 1989.
