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<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. N. Srinivas</span> Indian anthropologist and sociologist (1916–1999)

Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas was an Indian sociologist and social anthropologist. He is mostly known for his work on caste and caste systems, social stratification, Sanskritisation and Westernisation in southern India and the concept of 'dominant caste'. He is considered to be one of the pioneering personalities in the field of sociology and social anthropology in India as his work in Rampura remains one of the early examples of ethnography in India. That was in contrast to most of his contemporaries of the Bombay School, who focused primarily on a historical methodology to conduct research, mainly in Indology. He also founded the Department of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi in 1959.

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Santosh, also spelled as Santhosh, is a given name in India and Nepal, usually masculine, sometimes feminine. The name means "Confidence" or "Leader".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trivikram Srinivas</span> Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1971)

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Grandhi Srinivas is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two-time member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Bhimavaram. He won the 2019 election representing YSR Congress Party.

Srinivasa is a Hindu name. The term Srinivasa is Vaishnava in origin, the combination of two Sanskrit words, Shri (श्री) and nivasa (निवास).

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thoogudeepa Srinivas</span> Indian actor

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Srinivasa Rao or Sreenivasa Rao is a masculine given name, commonly used in India. It is formed by combining Srinivas and Rao.

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