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 died on April 1, 1960, due to a cerebral hemorrhage.[1]
Bibliography
Following is the list of his works:
- The affairs of a tribe; a study in tribal dynamics{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Published for the Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, U.P., by Universal Publishers(1950)
- The Fortunes of Primitive Tribes{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Pub. under the direction of the Superintendent, Provincial census operations, United provinces, 1941, for the Lucknow university by the Universal publishers, Limited(1944)
- The matrix of Indian culture{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Published for Nagpur University by Universal Publishers(1947)
- Anthropometric Survey of the United Provinces, 1941: A Statistical Study. Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics (1933-1960)({Template:Year).
- Race realities in cultural Gujarat; report on the anthropometric, serological and health survey of Maha Gujarat{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Gujarat Research Society(1950)
- An Introduction to Social Anthropology{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asia Publishing House(1961)
- Caste and Communication in an Indian Village{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Asia Publishing House(1958)
- Social Contours of an Industrial City: Social Survey of Kanpur, 1954-56{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Asia Publishing House(1960)
- Race Elements in Bengal: A Quantitative Study{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asia Publishing House(1960)
- Himalayan Polyandry, Structure, Functioning and Culture Change: A Field-study of Jaunsar-Bawar{{#if:Majumdar|, Majumdar}. Asia Publishing House(1962)