Man in India

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Man in India
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Man in India is a journal on anthropology with a focus on

folk-culture
. It is currently published by Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd. India. Man in India, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal and published anthropological articles that covers the South Asian studies. This is a pioneer International journal in anthropology. Since 1921 it has been published anthropological papers concern with South Asian society and culture.

History

It is the first anthropological journal to have been started in India and was started by Sarat Chandra Roy in 1921.[1] Verrier Elwin was also an editor.

It was edited by Nirmal Kumar Bose from 1951 to 1972. Dr. Sumahan Bandyopadhyay is the present editor of this international journal.

References

  1. ^ Upadhyay, Vijay S. and Gaya Pandey. Indian Anthropologists - Sarat Chandra Roy: The Father of Indian Ethnography (1871–1942) in History of Anthropological Thought, Concept Publishing Company, 1993, p. 397-8.