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Students of anthropology can do many things for the betterment of tribal community,” he added.Mutatkar also felt sorry to say that till today there has been no national tribal policy. Dharwad: Ill health malnutrition and illiteracy have pushed the tribals back in terms of development, said veteran anthropologist Professor R K Mutatkar.Delivering the Founders’ Day lecture at the Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR) here on Thursday he said, that the tribals’ development has remained low even after decades of development. He said that anthropology has all the tools to study the people of India in a holistic manner.“The science of anthropology has all the weapons in theory and in practice. He also stressed the fact that along with the efforts of the government, people should also participate effectively in the development process to realize better results.Economist Parthasarathi Panchamukhi, chairman, governing council, CMDR, Professor C G Husain Khan and Professor S Gregory were present. CMDR director Vinod Annigeri welcomed the participants..