Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In my remembered village (1976). M.N. Srinivas highlights the ethnographical details of a village, Rampura, near Mysore
Statement II: It also emphasizes on the importance of economic freedom of the masses required for their overall upliftment.
In light of the above statements.Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

The correct option is Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.

Explanation of Statement I:
M.N. Srinivas (Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas) was one of India's most distinguished sociologists and social anthropologists. His landmark monograph, The Remembered Village (published in 1976), is a detailed ethnographic study of Rampura, a multi-caste village located near Mysore in Karnataka. The book is famous for being written largely from memory, as Srinivas's original field notes were destroyed in a fire at Stanford University in 1970. The study offers rich insights into the daily life, social hierarchies, and cultural practices of the village. Therefore, Statement I is correct.

Explanation of Statement II:
The primary focus of The Remembered Village is on describing the social structure of the village, including the caste system, the roles of different castes, patron-client relationships, and the concept of the "dominant caste." It is a descriptive anthropological work rather than a prescriptive socio-economic manifesto. It does not center around advocating for or emphasizing the "economic freedom of the masses required for their overall upliftment." Therefore, Statement II is incorrect.