This book is about the socio-cultural change among the Mullukrumba, a lessor-known tirbe of Nilgiri-Wayanand, based on a re-study. Socio-cultural changes since the publihcation of the first monograph on the Mullukurumba (1971) and the factors responsible for such changes and the areas that remained unaffected by cultural contact are examined, analysed and interpreted in teh light of recent findings by various scholars in the discipline anthropology.The book gives a brief review of research publications on the tribes of South Indi and depicts the socio-economic conditions of the Mullukurumba focusing the intra and inter-tribal and tribe-non-tribe interactions taking place in Nilgirie-Wayanand since the time of British India. The contact situation in explained through models, and generalizations have been drawn. As opposed to the 'Hindu method of tribal absorption', the book modifies the earlier theory as 'Tribal mode of Hindu absorption', Looking at the socio-cultural changes among the tribes from thier own angle of outlook, and emic view; and thus breaking a new ground of theory building. About Author : B. Ananda Bhanu, M.Sc., (1974) Karnatak University, Ph.d., (1985) Mysore University is Professor & Head, of the Department of Anthropology, Kannur University. He is an outstanding scholar, teacher and a well-known anthropologist of South India. Dr. Bhanu, who won the Dr. P.K. Rajan Memorial Excellence award instituted by Kannur University for the 'Best Teacher' in 2006, is devoted to research and teaching since 1975. He has published numerous research papers in the national and international journals of repute and also contributed chapters in edited books and encyclopedias. He has accomplised a number of research projects in different capacities, which were supported by various national and international agencies.Seetha Kakkoth M.A-Anthropology (1991) University of Calicut, M.A., -Sociology (1994), Ph.D., (2002) University of Calicut, is working as a Field Assistant in the Department of Anthropology, Kannur University since December 2003. She is the recipient of Doctoral Research Fellowship of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India in 1993. She worked as Research officer (Anthropology) in KIRTADS, Kozhikode from 1995 to 2003 and worked among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Primitive Tribes of Kerala. She has participated in various national and international seminars and workshops. She has to her credit a few articles published in the National Journals and books. Contents : ForewordPrefaceIntroductionHabitatEconomySocietySocial ChangesDiscussionAnnexuresGlossary of Local TermsBibliographyIndex