Contents: 1. Introduction/K. Ravi. 2. Trends in research on South Indian Communities/Suresh Patil and B.V. Ravi Prasad. 3. Cultural anthropological studies in Andhra Pradesh: areas for future research/K. Ravi and G.V. Raman. 4. Anthropological perspectives on aging: a review of the studies from Andhra Pradesh/R. Yathiraj Kumar. 5. Ecological studies in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh : a review/V. Subramanyam. 6. The status of women in Andhra Pradesh : a review/R. Vijaya Kumar and S. Vanaja Rani. 7. Studies on Sickle Cell Disease/P. Veerraju. 8. The effects of parental consanguinity and inbreeding in Andhra Populations - a review/G. Paddaiah, D. Madhavi and D. Ramani. 9. Nutritional studies in Andhra Pradesh: a review/M. Sai Leela. 10. Dermatoglyphic studies in Andhra Pradesh : a review/K. Madhavi. 11. Habitation patterns in Eastern Ghats: an appraisal/P. Vijaya Prakash. 12. DNA polymorphism among Andhra populations : a review/Bhaskara R. Busi, B.V. Ravi Prasad, W.S. Watkins, M.J. Bamshad and L.B. Jorde.