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Dr. Sumahan Bandyopadhyay
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Professor
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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+91 3222 298-397 / Centrex Extn. 397
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sumahan_anthro@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
sumahan.b@gmail.com
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9830524382
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Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Medinipur, 721102, West Bengal.
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| Coordinator, M.Phil. Programme in Adivasi Studies, Centre for Adivasi Studies and Museum, V.U. |
| Former Guest Faculty, PG Department of Bengali, Womens College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta |
| Former Guest Faculty, Department of Museology, Rabindra Bharati University |
| Former Guest Faculty, Department of Anthropology, West Bengal State University |
| Former Guest Faculty, Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta |
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| Social Cultural Anthropology |
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| Ethnography - theory and Practice |
| Tribal Development |
| Theoretical Anthropology |
| Anthropology of Religion |
| Anthropology of Performance |
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| M.Sc. Anthropology - Fundamentals of Anthropology |
| Indian Society and Culture |
| Ecological Anthropology |
| Anthropological Theories |
| M.Phil Anthropology -Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory and Beyond |
| Fieldwork and Ethnographic Styles |
| Anthropology of Development |
| Ph.D. Coursework |
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| Contemporary religious ethos in an urban milieu of West Bengal : Reflections from the study of the planetary deity soni | 24(2): 99-109
ISSN 1408 -032X | 2019 | Anthropological Notebooks
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| Luguburu : Ritual, Pilgrimage and Quest for Identity among the Santals | 19(1): 1-14 DOI: 10.1177/0972558X19835384
ISSN 0972 558X | 2019 | The Oriental Anthropologist
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| Oriented Positively: Comtean positivism and early anthropology in India | Culture and Society
Volume 1:15-26 ISSN 2616-8022 | 2018 | Department of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
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| Visual Anthropology and Preservation of the Community Cultural Heritage | Global Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology (GJAA) Vol. 7(1): 555704 DOI: 10.19080/GJAA.2018.07. ISSN 2575-8608 | 2018 | Juniper Publishers Inc.
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| Apathy, Ignorance or Natural Death? Present State of Museums in West Bengal, India and its Implication for Anthropological Study of Culture and Policy | Anthropol Open J. 3(1): 18-31. doi: 10.17140/ANTPOJ-3-117 | 2018 | Openventio Publishers, USA | |
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| Development Experience and Livelihood of a Traditional Hunting –Gathering Tribe of Eastern India | The Eastern Anthropologist
71(3 & 4): 301-323[ Scopus Indexed] | 2018 | EFCS | |
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| A Case Study of Durgapuja Festival of the Bengali Hindus | Anthropol Open J. 2017; 2(1): 15-22. doi: 10.17140/ANTPOJ-2-108 | 2017 | Openventio Publishers, USA | |
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| Trends of Change in Livelihood in Two Bhumij Villages of Purulia, West Bengal. | The Indian Journal of Anthropology Vol.5 No.1:87-104, 2017 | 2017 | Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists | |
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| Study of Ethnonyms of Indian Tribes: An Investigation into Ecological and Economic Dimensions | Oriental Anthropologist, Volume 17, Number 2 | 2017 | Prints Publications Pvt. Ltd. | |
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| Nribijnaner Chokhe Dekha Bankim
( Bankim in anthropological perspective) | Jahangirnagar Viswabidyalaya Bhasa-Sahitya Patra Vol. 34; Pp.1-12; 2017 | 2017 | Department of Bangla
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| Temple and Occupational Specialization: Identity of Brahmin and Sevayat in Puri, Odisha, India. Jointly with Dibyajyoti Ganguly. | The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies. Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2016.pp 252-257.http://theijhss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/40.-HS1604-073.pdf. ; Impact Factor: 0.981 (IIFS) | 2016 | http://theijhss.com | |
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| Children in Conflict with Law: An Anthropological Study among the Deported Children in Three Homes in West Bengal. Jointly with Arpita Nath. | IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 21, Issue 5, Ver. 3(May. 2016) ,PP 69-77;
DOI: 10.9790/0837-2105036977; Impact Factor: 1.607
e-ISSN : 2279-0837 | 2016 | IOSR | |
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| Application of Autographic Technique as an Additive Tool in Anthropological Research | The Oriental Anthropologist, Vol-13,No- 2 , Pp-433-440. | 2013 | (Jointly with Onkar Prasad)
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| ‘Finding self in the other: Studying the relation between literature and anthropologywith special reference to India | Journal of Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. - 46, No. - 2 & 3 | 2012 | The Indian Anthropological Society | |
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| Ethnology and ethnography of Indian Peoples: Beginning of anthropological writings in Pre- 1920s Bengal | Journal of Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. - 45, No.- 3 | 2010 | The Indian Anthropological Society | |
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| Emerging Trends and contributions of Indian Anthropologists against the backdrop of World Anthropology | Journal of Indian Anthropological Society Vol.- 44 No.- 2 | 2009 | The Indian Anthropological Society | |
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| Margaret Mead . Bijoy Kumar Dutta. Granthatirtha. Kolkata( Book Review) | 53(2018): 267-268 | 2019 | Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society | |
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| Gabeshana: Swarup o Prakaran
(Research: Meaning and Types) | Bangla Bibhagiyo Patrika , New Series, Vol.1, No.1;Pp.58-61 | 2018 | Department of Bengali
Vidyasagar University
West Bengal | |
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| Mahali Basket Making – A Tribal Craft in Social and Historical Perspectives. | Adivasis of Bengal. Ed. By Prof. Chittabrata Palit.Pp.1-11, ISBN: 978-93-82710-03-5 | 2018 | Institute of Historical Studies: Kolkata: | |
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| Bankimchandra O Nribijnan
(Bankimchandra and Anthropology) | Bankim Annesha ,Ed. by Dr. Kartick Ch. Mondal | 2018 | Prekhsapat, Mahishadol,West Bengal | |
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| Lok Sahitye Nritatwik Upadan: Anusandhaner upokromanika (Anthropological elements in Folk Literature) | Balaka, Vol.27, No.-36.Pp.40-46,
ISSN 2230-9381 | 2018 | UGC enlisted journal | |
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| Luguburu: Saontalder Brihat Otihyer Nirman ( Luguguru: Formation of Great Tradition among the Santals) , | Lokoshruti, Vol.15 , Issue-II : 302-309 | 2017 | TFCC, Govt. of West Bengal | |
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| Transformation of a Bedia Tribal Group of Eastern India: Ecology, Economy and Identity. | Genus Homo, Vol. 1:95-113
ISSN 2457-0028 | 2017 | Department of Anthropology
West Bengal State University | |
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| Epistemological Foundation of Anthropology before its formal Beginning. | Kalyan Bharati Vol. XX: 50-55,
ISSN 0976-822 | 2017 | Professor Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta Memorial Trust | |
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| Lokojiban Path: Lokayata Sanskritir Dikdarshan | Lokoshruti,
Volume- 14 ; Issue-1; pp. 1-6 | 2016 | Folk and Tribal Culture Centre, Government of West Bengal | |
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| Perpetuation of Folkcraft and Its Development in Sikkim: An Investigation into the role of monastery. | Journal of the Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, Vol.2 , No. 1 & 2 : 109-114, 2016 | 2016 | The Kolkata Society for Asian Studies | |
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| Mahali: HastashilpiAdibasiGosthi(Mahalis: A craft-working tribal group) | Lokoshruti, Volume- 13 ; Issue-1; | 2015 | ;Lokoshruti, ( Journal Published by Folk and Tribal Culture Center, Government of West Bengal) | |
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| Forms and Application of Folk Media in West Bengal : Notes from Empirical Observations. | North Bengal Anthropologist Vol.3: 161-170
ISSN 2320-8376 | 2015 | Department of Anthropology
North Bengal University | |
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| Chhara : Nritatwik Abhijyan( Rhymes: Anthropological Perspectives). | Bangla ChhadaParikrama ( Bengali Folk Rhymes). Edited By Barun Kumar Chakraborty | 2014 | Akshar Prakashani. Kolkata | |
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| Sahitwik – Nritatwik Dristikon: Ekti Bangla Upanyas( Literary anthropological perspective: A Bengali novel) | Contemporary Bengali Literature- In search of Folkloric Elements ( Seminar Proceedings)
ISBN 978-93-83521-09-8 | 2013 | Department of Bengali, Vidyasagar College for Women,Kolkata. | |
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| Nribijyaner Dristikone Swami Vivekananda( Swami Vivekananda in Anthropological Perspective) | Swami Vivekananda Kale Kalantare Edited by Biplab Chakraborty.
ISBN 978-93-82663-11-9 | 2013 | Pustak Bipani. Kolkata | |
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| Maharader Karma Parab(Karma festival of the Mahara) | Lokoshruti.Vol.11(2) Pp.27-34. | 2013 | Tribal and Folk Culture Center, Govt. of West Bengal | |
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| Rabindranath: Sanskriti o Sabhyata’ ( Rabindranath: Sanskriti and civilization) | Rabindra Bikshya ed.by Barun Kumar Chakraborty
ISBN 978 – 93- 82300– 00-7 | 2012 | Parul Prakashani, Kolkata | |
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| Rabindra Bhabnai Sudra( Idea of Sudra in Tagore’s Thought) | Anaya Rabindranath Nana Rabindranath, ed.by Barun Kumar Chakraborty
ISBN 81 – 85471- 106 – 1 | 2011 | Pustak Bipani, Kolkata, 2011.(in Bengali) | |
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| Prasanga Rakhsas Katha’ ( Demon in Folktale) | Lokokathar Satkahan ed.by Barun Kumar Chakraborty
ISBN 978 – 81- 910889 – 7-7 | 2011 | Aparna Book Distributors, Kolkata, | |
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| Creativity and excellence in a festival of the Santals and paradigmatic shift in Performance | The Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India
Vol -51 No.- 2 | 2002 | Anthropological Survey of India | |
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| Jai Bangla Bapla: A Typical Santal Marriage | Vanyajati,Vol-XLX No.- 1 | 2002 | Adimjati Sevak Sangha New Delhi | |
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| SERPAI :An Innovative Folk Craft of an Obscure Village of Birbhum, West Bengal | Attributes of Culture,Edited by Dr. Amitabha Sarkar , Pp.276-286.
ISBN 978 -93-85161-31-5 | 2016 | Aayu Publications, New Delhi | |
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| Bangalir Utpotti’: PrasangaBankimchandra( Bankim Chandra on ‘Origin of Bengali people’). | Bankim Smarak Grantha ( Collection of Essays on Bankim Chandra) ,Ed. by Pinakesh Chandra Sarkar. | 2016 | Bankim-Bhavan-Gaveshana Kendra. Higher Education Department,Government of West Bengal. Kantalpara, Naihati. | |
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| Weaving in a West Bengal Village: An Interface between Indigenous Knowledge and Technological Development | Traditional Knowledge System and Technology in India Eds by Basanta Kumar Mohanta and Vipin Kumar Singh | 2012 | Pratibha Prakashan ,Delhi,2012 | |
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| Serpai Shilpo’ ( Serpai: A folkart ) | LokojoShilpo ed.by Barun Kumar Chakraborty, | 2011 | Parul Prakashani, Kolkata and Agartala | |
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| An overview of the Development Programmes of the SC and STs in West Bengal | in Tribal Development in India, ed. by A. K. Singh | 2009 | Serial Publications,New Delhi | |
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| History of Anthropology - A. C. Haddon | Concept Publishing Co. New Delhi | 2017 | Introduction |
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| Monasteries in Sikkim-Persistence of Cultural Tradition | The Indian Anthropological Society | 2013 | Fourth Author with Biman Kumar Dasgupta ,Jayanta Sarkar, Dipali Danda |
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| Life and Lore – Anthropological Reflections | Akhsyar Prakashani , Kolkata | 2012 | Sole Author |
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| Prasanga Adibasi ( The Tribals) | Offbeat Publishing, Kolkata | 2012 | Sole Author |
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| Samajik Sanskritik Nribijnan ( Social – Cultural Anthropology) | Parul Prakashani,Kolkata | 2009 | Sole Author |
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| Loksanskriti o Nrividyar Abhidhan
(Dictionary of Folklore and Anthropology) | ABD Kolkata | 2009 | Co-Editor |
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Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
| Scholar Name | Thesis Title | Co Supervisor | Status | Date |
| Anusree Das | Anthropological Study on Private Tuition in West Bengal:Case Studies from two Midnapur districts | N.A. | Ongoing | |
| Sayantan Das | Anthropological Study on Awareness and Practice of Life and Crop Insurance among the Backward Classes of Keshiary Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal | N.A. | Ongoing | |
| Dibyajyoti Ganguly | An Acre of Books: College Street Book Market and its Surrounding World - Perspectives in History, Economy and Society | N.A. | Ongoing | |
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| Tolerance | Kharagpur Book Fair – 2019 | Kharagpur | 2019 |
| Experience and Encounters: Transformations in Anthropology | Department of Anthropology , Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah and The Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata | Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah | 2019 |
| Ananya Amulyacharan: Ekti Nriboigyanik Bikshan( Unique Amulyacharan in Anthropological Perspective) | Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata with assistance from Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal | Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata | 2019 |
| Invited Speaker and Chief Guest at 52nd Annual Celebration | Ramakrishna Mission Lokasikhsha Parishad | RKM, Narendrapur , Kolkata | 2019 |
| Impact of Digital Globalisation on Tribal Life(NSS Special Camp – Lecture) | Department of Sociology, Vidyasagar University | Department of Sociology, Vidyasagar University | 2018 |
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| The Indian Anthropological Society (Life Member & Member, Executive Council) |
| Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA).-Life Member, |
| Indian Anthropological Association, Delhi - Life Member |
| Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata- Life Member. |
| Folklore Congress Association of India, Kolkata -Life Member. |
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| Type of Professional Activity | Period |
| Associate Managing Editor - Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. ( ISSN 0019 - 4387 ) | From 2013 |
| Managing Editor, The Indian Journal of Anthropology, INCAA ( ISSN 2320 - 3757 ) | From 2013 |
| Editor-in-ChiefMan in India | From 2019 |
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| Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2019 | 2019 | Paper Presented – A Salvage Linguistic Anthropological Study of Endangered Mangta Language of West Bengal, India | Siem Reap, Cambodia
Pannasastra University, Cambodia, in collaboration with Asia Centre, Japan Foundation and Wenner- Gren Foundation |
| International Seminar on ‘Tribe, State and Development: Exploring Anthropological Knowledge’ | 2019 | Paper:How Digital India lives in villages: A micro-level study with special reference to the tribal communities in Jungal Mahal area, West Bengal | Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal
Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, (Under UGC-SAP [DRS-I]) in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India |
| National Seminar on ‘Essence of India: Unique Markers of Biology, Culture, Language and History of Indian Population’ | 2019 | Paper: Baul: Traditional Singers and Esoteric Practitioners of Bengal. | CIIL, Mysore, Karnataka
Anthropological Association, Mysore in collaboration with CIIL, IGRMS and An.S.I., Government of India held at CIIL, Mysore, Karnataka |
| Indian Anthropology Congress 2019 titled Anthropology for Developing India – Pathways to Policy Planning and Implementation, | 2019 | Paper presented: In Search of the Sacred: Emerging Pilgrimage Tradition among the Santals of Eastern India | Department of Anthropology, Savitribai Phule Pune University in The Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences(MAAS) under the aegis of INCAA |
| Indian Anthropology Congress 2019 titled Anthropology for Developing India – Pathways to Policy Planning and Implementation | 2019 | Chaired Session | Department of Anthropology, Savitribai Phule Pune University in The Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences(MAAS) under the aegis of INCAA |
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| Indian Anthropology Congress 2017 | 2017 | Joint Secretary | Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University,; INCAA; ICSSR; AnSI,IGRMS;ICMR |
| Certificate Course on Data Collection and Analysis | 2015 | Co-ordinator | Gurusaday Museum, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. |
| Tribal Festival -14
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre(EZCC) | 2014 | Co-ordinator | Ministry of Culture, Government of India |
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| Award Name | Awarded By | Date |
| Ekalabya Samman | S K G Paramparashram, Kolkata | 2018 |
| Junior Research Fellowship | Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India | 2001 |
| Gold Medal ( First Class First in M.Sc.) | University of Calcutta | 1998 |
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