Indian Anthropologists 1-1

Francis buchanan to collect information on Bengal. 1807.

Asiatic Society of Bengal 1774. 

British anthropologists Herbert risley. Edward Dalton. Valentine ball Richard temple j Shakespeare. Perry.  Ibbeston. 

Later anthropologists rivers Radcliffe brown seligman and Hutton. 

1784 journal of Asiatic Society. 1870 Indian antiquary.

First anthropological society in India was created in 1886. James Frazer and Edward Taylor became members

SC Roy published his account on tribes and castes of Bengal.

1915 journal of Bihar and Orissa research.

Society and man in India

1921 giersons linguistic survey of India. 

Naga hills angami and sema nagas. published in 1921 described mythical origin, law, custom, domestic life, religion language and folklore with their physical characteristics. Concluded that nagars may have originated from China and head hunting institution discussed along with negrito element among them also wrote on caste affairs. Autonomy should be given to the tribes.

British historian. The wonder that was India. Authority on Indian ancient history politics archaeology religion and culture.

Tribal studies. Naga hills. 1938 the naked nagas. Konyak nagars.

Chenchus Andhra Pradesh. Gonds of Adilabad district. Focus on their social life and problems. Suggested seperate development program for them.

apatani of Arunachal Pradesh. They were well educated and completed for bureaucracy. Proposed developmental future for communities based on their isolation from others. 1984 lecture argue that gonds were deprived of their land and becoming poor with outside contact. Pathani were isolated because of their difficult terrain. Development it it for apatani reached The Grass root because it was not taken over by outsiders.

Bon 1894.

Racial basis of caste system 1924 PHD.

1931 caste census operations work.

1936 founded Indian anthropological institute Calcutta.

Fellow at royal Society Bengal.

Lead to creation of anthropological survey of India. First director.

Focus on creating social workers and scientists.

Contributed to founding Indian museum Calcutta and Bihar tribal research institute. Ranchi institute with sections of physical Anthropology biology linguistics history biometrics.

Expedition in Naga hills to abolish human sacrifices. Worked on khasas tribe. 

Created racial map of India with anthropometrics. 

Born 1861. founder of field studies in Indian Anthropology. 1902 ethnography. 19038 orographic survey of Mysore. 

Study of marriage customs of coaching state and second study on nambudiri brahmins of Malabar.

two studies of prehistoric monuments of coaching and second vettuvans of North Malabar.

Papers on Malabar magic. notes on durations of Indo Portuguese descent in Kochin. serpent shrines of Malabar coaching and Travancore. President of Indian Science Congress in Anthropology and archaeology section.

Calcutta University 1920. 

Sanskrit scholar. Student of rivers.

Evolution. Wrote the book caste and race in India. details of tribals and their administration. Text oriented not much fieldwork criticized by MN Srinivas for conjectural historical and indological.

Tribal as backward Hindus. The aborigines and their future 1943

Caste and class in India. Features of caste.

Born in 1905 Burma. word with h D sankalia on prehistoric cultures. Deccan College postgraduate.

focused on racial composition of India.

Kinship organisation.

Origin of caste system and social logical studies in rural and urban community.

Wrote journals in English and Marathi. Conducted anthropometric studies in Maharashtra.

kinship organisation in India 1953 and Hindu society 1961 books. divided India skinship into 4 zones north south east and Central.

studied Mahabharat in anthropological perspective.

1908 inspired by Tilak Arctic home in the Vedas. well versed with Sanskrit. Wrote thesis on Nalanda and joined Gandhi in freedom struggle. PhD from London University thesis on archaeology of Gujarat. Influence by Robert Bruce foote father of Indian prehistory.

Investigated Godavari Valley. Nashik district. Found flake tool industry in middle paleolithic and in 1950 excavated jorwe in Maharashtra. Found the salt industry near Nashik. Excavated navdatoli. Nevasa chalcolithic mound. Disproved Robert Bruce foote that basalt did not have human habitations. Explode sanganakallu site in Karnataka. Aahar site in Rajasthan Pahalgam in Kashmir. Developed archaeology at Deccan College. Centre of excellence.  

Wrote famous book prehistory and protohistory in India and Pakistan 1963. 

1934. Calcutta University graduate. Work done Shivalik hills Pliestocene stratigraphic.

West Punjab East Punjab Jammu Kashmir Madras also excavated Odisha Jharkhand.

1926. PhD from northwestern University USA. Thesis on the acceleration of bhumij. 

Full bright scholar. studied tribal transformation in India boomers tribals with Hindu caste system. Extensive work in singbhum and Mayurbhanj district. Conducted all India survey on weaker sections of Indian population. Studied organisation of ascetics of Kashi. Editor of journal man in India.

1929. Took part in quit India movement. 

Assaulted deputy magistrate and imprisoned for 2 years

Calcutta University graduate. Social economic life of lodhas of West Bengal and increased by NK Bose. Studied the Lodha tribe and their criminal tendencies. Set up samaj Sevak Sangh to help and guide vulnerable sections. Applied anthropology.

Interactions with bureaucracy politician and social workers can be resolved by scientific coordinated and need-based action program.

Work Don Munda life in West Bengal. Sundarban Midnapore and tea plantation area. Temple studies in midnapur. Agricultural labourers of West Bengal. Urban studies and urban features in rural areas. Editor of man and life journal.

started action Anthropology by establishing voluntary organisation for loaders. Help the downtrodden in agriculture social service and technical jobs. Also created awareness among them. Arrange for performance of various indigenous cultural festivals like nabanna utsav.  Creative school at bidisha.