This book helps students in gaining a logical understanding of applied anthropology. This book explores the subject of applied anthropology. It was found to be most productive to do this from a historical perspective in order to see the formation of the discipline from its earliest, inchoate form to its current state. Applied anthropologists often work for nonacademic clients, such as governments, development agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), tribal and ethnic associations, advocacy groups, social-service and educational agencies, and businesses. Applied anthropologist methodology includes, but is not limited to, ethnography, participant observation, snowballing, interviews, and focus groups. They also use textual analysis, surveying, archival research, and other empirical methods to inform policy or to market products. Applied anthropology uses the theories, methods, and ethnographic findings of anthropology to solve human problems. In this book all aspects are analyzed in a systematic manner.

Nagendra Ojha (born on 23th July, 1970) did his B.A. from Guwahati University, Guwahati. Thereafter he achieved his M.A and PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Guwahati University, Guwahati. He has written extensively in national and international journals. Currently he is teaching in West Bengal. He has published a good number of Research Articles, many Books and journals. He excels as a seminarian, attended several national and international seminars.