Anthropologist

Dhirendra Nath Majumdar (1903-1960) was one of the founding architects of Indian anthropology

S.R.K. Chopra (8 October 1931 – 1994) was a pioneering Indian anthropologist, paleoanthropologist, and institution builder whose work placed

Anton Blok is a distinguished Dutch anthropologist whose bold and unconventional work has left an indelible

Akshar Ramanlal Desai (commonly cited as A.R. Desai) was a pioneering Indian sociologist and public intellectual who

A. R. Brown was born on January 17, 1881, in Birmingham, England. Originally named Alfred Reginald Brown, he later

Raymond Firth wasn't a household name-but in the world of anthropology,

One of the most influential anthropologists of the 20th century, Geertz Clifford is best known for founding interpretive anthropology

In the early decades of the 20th century, as India grappled

Few thinkers have moved as fluidly across intellectual boundaries as Gregory Bateson

Harold C. Conklin was a pioneering figure in anthropology and ethnobotany

Herbert Spencer was a towering figure in Victorian intellectual life

Irawati Karve was one of the first Indian women to emerge