Architects Of Anthropology In India

Book Code: 1111018491779

Editied by:- Sarthak Sengupta

ABOUT THE BOOK

Anthropology in India has passed a long way. The year 2020 marks the centenary of post-graduate teaching of the discipline in India, it is only befitting that the fraternity of Anthropologists in India commemorates this historic journey by revisiting and looking back, deliberating upon the disciplinary journey of Anthropology in India, through the contribution of the doyens in the field. These stalwarts also shaped the trajectories of teaching, research, and creation of Institution and professional bodies and their organs of knowledge dissemination. A critical reflection on our history through deep reverence, documentation of the performer, and their theoretical and methodological contributions is a need of the hour. The present compilation incorporates a write-up on twenty-five doyens of Indian anthropology, contributed by a few budding anthropologists and veterans. The book could be prescribed as a reference book for students of anthropology and sociology

ABOUT THE EDITOR

Sarthak Sengupta received his M.Sc (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He worked with the Anthropological Survey of India (1983-1989) and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (1995-1996) for quite some time. Professor Sengupta has more than 300 research articles published in various reputed national and international professional journals besides several chapters in edited volumes. Moreover, he has to his own credit twenty-four well-knitted books on Northeast Indian tribes. He has mentored fourteen number of Ph.Ds and completed several major research projects. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and member of editorial boards of The Indian Journal of Anthropology, West Bengal; Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics, Lucknow; Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh; Vision NE, Lakhimpur, Assam.

Dr. Sengupta is a former Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for Northeast Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest is genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, bio-social studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices, and disadvantaged tribal population groups of Northeast India.

 

CONTENTS

Preface ................................................................. .. 9

 

Acknowledgements ....................................................... 11

 

List of Contributors ............................................................. 13

1. L.K. Anantha Krishna Iyer .......................................... 15
Manisha Rabidas

2. Rai Bahadur Sarat Chandra Roy ............................... 21
Dali Dutta

3. Bhupendranath Datta .................................................... 29
Abhijit Guha

4. Tarak Chandra Das ........................................................ 37
Abhijit Guha

5. N.K. Bose’s Approach to Culture and Civilisation:
A Review ............................................................. 49
Rajat Kanti Das

6. Architects of Anthropology in India: A Passage Through
Verrier Elwin ........................................................ 63
Junali Kropi

7. Professor P. C. Biswas: An Architect of Indian Anthropology ... 77
P. K. Chattopadhyay

8. Professor D.N. Majumdar’s Indelible Contributions to
Anthropology ....................................................... 83
Geetika Ranjan

9. Contributions of Irawati Karve Towards the Growth of
Anthropological Studies in India ............................................. 97
Arindita Goswami

10. Hashmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia ....................................... 111
Sukanya Sharma

11. Professor (Fr.) Stephen Fuchs: An Ethnologist Par
Excellence of the Dalits and Tribals of India .......................... 119
Akhono Sakhrie

12. Contribution of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf Towards
Anthropological Studies in India ........................................... 141
Juri Borah

13. Architect of Prehistoric Anthropology in India:
Dharanidhar Sen and Asok K. Ghosh .................................... 151
Ranjana Ray

14. M.N. Srinivas and his Ineffaceable Contributions in
Social Anthropology .............................................................. 165
Jyoti Prasad Saikia

15. Contributions of S.C. Dube Towards Anthropological
Studies in India .......................................................... 177
Anannya Gogoi

16. Nirendra Chandra Choudhury: A Silent Anthropologist......... 187
Sekh Rahim Mondal

17. Surajit Chandra Sinha: A Legend in Anthropology of India ... 197
Sekh Rahim Mondal

18. Indera Paul Singh ................................................... 209
Gautam K. Kshatriya

19. Contribution of Professor Gopala Sarana to the
Development of Anthropology .............................................. 215
Geetika Ranjan

20. K.S. Singh: Anthropologist and Tribal Historian ................... 225
N.K. Das

21. Life and Works of Satadal Dasgupta Towards
Anthropological Studies in India ........................................... 241
Rajatsubhra Mukhopadhyay

22. Life and Works of Amitabha Basu: A Tribute ................. 251
Subho Roy

23. D.K. Bhattacharya and his Contributions to Prehistoric
Anthropological Studies in India ........................................... 269
Geetanjali Devi

24. A Man before his Times: Vardesh Chander Channa ............... 277
Subhadra Mitra Channa

Index .......................................................... 293