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October 1, 2025Museum Anthropology

“Room of the Nudes”: Indian Museum and the Practice of Anthropology in India

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SMSandipan Mitra

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The article investigates how the Indian Museum shaped anthropology's racial classification, highlighting colonial and nationalist ideologies.

Key Points

  • The analysis reveals how the Indian Museum's collection influenced the development of anthropology in India, intertwining with colonial ideologies.
  • Through colonial accumulation, the museum's anthropological collection exemplified racial classification theories prevalent in the nineteenth century.
  • Mid-twentieth century Indian anthropologists engaged deeply with the collected items, reshaping their academic approaches and cultural perspectives.
  • The study fills a gap by showcasing the ignored connections between museum collections and the evolution of anthropological practices in India.

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Sandipan Mitra (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91cbfe798ba2fc4986ebhttps://doi.org/10.1111/muan.70019
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