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COCHIN has now followed the good example of the neighbouring South Indian States, Mysore and Travancore, in carrying out a survey of its population. The account of the survey, conducted by Mr. L. K. Anantha Krishna Iyer, will ultimately consist of three volumes. The first, devoted to an account of the forest and other low-caste tribes, has now appeared, to be followed by second describing the higher castes, and a third dealing with physical anthropology. The work is, on the whole, a creditable performance, and it is illustrated by a good series of photographs. More precision in the matter of quotations and references is to be desired. With the last census report of the State the student will now possess ample information regarding the people.
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The Ethnography of Southern India 1 . Nature 83, 400–401 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/083400a0
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