Dhirendra Nath Majumdar

Dhirendra Nath Majumdar (1903–1960) was an Indian anthropologist.[1][2]

Early life

He was born on June 3, 1903, into the zamindar family of the Kushumhaty estate in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was the second child of Rebati Mohan Majumdar and his wife, Kushum Kumari.[1]

Education

He completed his matriculation at Dacca Government College. He did his undergraduate studies at University College, Calcutta, and later earned an M.A. in anthropology from the University of Calcutta and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1935.[1]

Career

In 1951, he founded and headed the Department of Anthropology at the University of Lucknow. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University and collaborated with Professor M.E. Opler on a research project. In his final years, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lucknow.[1]

Death

He passed away on April 1, 1960, due to a cerebral hemorrhage.[1]

Bibliography

Following is the list of his works:

  • Majumdar, Dhirendra Nath (1950). The affairs of a tribe; a study in tribal dynamics. Lucknow: Published for the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, U.P., by Universal Publishers. OCLC 3079216.
  • Majumdar, D.N. (1944). The Fortunes of Primitive Tribes. Pub. under the direction of the Superintendent, Provincial census operations, United provinces, 1941, for the Lucknow university by the Universal publishers, Limited.
  • Majumdar, Dhirendra Nath (1947). The matrix of Indian culture. Lucknow: Published for Nagpur University by Universal Publishers. OCLC 3068227.
  • Mahalanobis, P. C.; Majumdar, D. N.; Yeatts, M. W. M.; Rao, C. Radhakrishna (1949). "Anthropometric Survey of the United Provinces, 1941: A Statistical Study". Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics (1933-1960). 9 (2/3). Springer: 89–324. ISSN 0036-4452. JSTOR 25047983.
  • Majumdar, Dhirendra Nath (1950). Race realities in cultural Gujarat; report on the anthropometric, serological and health survey of Maha Gujarat. Bombay: Gujarat Research Society. OCLC 3084490.
  • Majumdar, D.N.; Madan, T.N. (1961). An Introduction to Social Anthropology. Asia Publishing House.
  • Majumdar, D.N. (1958). Caste and Communication in an Indian Village. Asia Publishing House. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  • Majumdar, D.N. (1960). Social Contours of an Industrial City: Social Survey of Kanpur, 1954-56. Asia Publishing House.
  • Majumdar, D.N.; Rao, C.R. (1960). Race Elements in Bengal: A Quantitative Study. Indian statistical series. Asia Publishing House.
  • Majumdar, D.N. (1962). Himalayan Polyandry, Structure, Functioning and Culture Change: A Field-study of Jaunsar-Bawar. Asia Publishing House.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Upadhyay, V.S.; Pandey, G. (1993). "Indian anthropologists". History of Anthropological Thought. Concept Publishing Company. p. 422-27. ISBN 978-81-7022-492-1. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ^ Roy, I.B. (2010). Anthropology (in Slovak). S. Chand Limited. p. 36. ISBN 978-81-219-2259-3. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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