The correct answer is (c), Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India.
M.N. Srinivas first used the term Sanskritization in his 1952 book Religion and society among the Coorgs of South India. He defined Sanskritization as “a process by which a low caste or tribal group changes its customs, ritual, ideology, and way of life in the direction of a high, and frequently, Brahmanical caste.”
Srinivas argued that Sanskritization was a common process in India, and that it was one of the main ways in which caste mobility occurred. He also argued that Sanskritization was not always a positive process, and that it could sometimes lead to the exploitation of lower castes by higher castes.
The other options are incorrect because they are not books that Srinivas wrote. (a) India’s villages is a book by Oscar Lewis. (b) Social change in modern India is a book by M.N. Srinivas. (d) The Cohesive Role of Sanskritization is a paper by M.N. Srinivas.