Architects Of Anthropology In India

Book Code: 1111025237868

Edited 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 AUTHOR

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. J.P. Mills: An Administrator Who Pursued Anthropology as a Hobby ............................................................................... 17
Monimugdha Bhuyan
2. Dr. Biraja Sankar Guha ........................................................... 29
Nabakumar Duary
3. Contribution of Prof. Kshitish Prasad Chattopadhyay to Anthropology in India.......................................................... 39
Sumahan Bandyopadhyay
4. Dr. Achyut Kumar Mitra: A Tribute ......................................... 59
Prasanta Kumar Chattopadhyay
5. Dr. Sasanka Sekhar Sarkar: The Doyen of Indian Anthropology ................................................................ 65
Sovanjan Sarkar
6. Prof. Madhab Chandra Goswami and Anthropology in North-east India ................................................................... 81
Upala Barua
7. Prof. Prabodh Kumar Bhowmick: A Glimpse of the Journey towards Tribal Development .................................... 103
Pradip K. Bhowmick
8. Life and Works of Dr. Tulika Sen ........................................... 117
Rumjhum Ray Chaudhuri
9. Life and Works of Hirendra Kishore Rakshit ......................... 123
Sikha Chatterjee
10. Dr. K. S. Mathur .................................................................... 135
Nadeem Hasnain
8 / Architects of Anthropology in India 11. Prof. Tarun Chandra Sharma ................................................. 141
Sukanya Sharma
12. Dr. Abhimanyu Sharma ......................................................... 159
Anup K. Kapoor
13. Contributions of Dr. Dhirendra Narayan Majumdar towards Anthropological Studies in North-east India .......................... 165
Rajendra Prasad Athparia
14. Life and Works of Prof. S.R.K. Chopra towards Anthropological Research in India ........................................ 177
Indu Talwar
15. Prof. Deba Prasad Mukherjee: A Doyen in Indian Anthropology .............................................................. 187
Tilak Bagchi and Palash Chandra Coomar
16. Prof. Raghunath Singh Negi .................................................. 205
Richa Negi
17. Adhyapak Biswanath Banerjee: A Teacher per Excellence..... 213
Sekh Rahim Mondal
18. Life and Works of Prof. Bhuban Mohan Das ......................... 231
Sarthak Sengupta
19. Life and Works of Dr. B. N. Sahay towards Anthropological Studies in India ........................................... 243
Ragini Sahai
20. Prof. Priyabala Das: A Dedicated Teacher and a Passionate Researcher............................................................ 257
Maitreyee Sharma
21. Dr. Rebati Mohan Sarkar ....................................................... 273
Atul Chandra Bhowmik
22. Prof. Ashesh Kumar Haldar: A Man of Simplicity................. 277
Kakali Chakrabarty
23. Contributions of Prof. H.C. Sharma towards Prehistoric Anthropological Studies in North-east India .......................... 287
Bhabani Kumar Borah
24. Life and Works of Prof. Surinder Nath .................................. 295
Deepali Jain and O.P. Jasuja
25. Prof. Abdullah Ali Ashraf ...................................................... 305
Anamika Gogoi Duarah
Index .......................................................................................311