Preface
Indian civilization has remained an important area of study for the scholars of diverse disciplines. Indologists, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and scholars of many other disciplines have been unveiling the nuances of the Indian civilization through application of the special methods of their respective disciplines. Professor Nirmal Kumar Bose’s attempt to understand Indian civilization through an empirical examination of the very rich and composite bio-cultural heritage of diverse ethnic groups of India, as components of this ancient civilization, is in fact a departure from the methods generally applied in the context of such study.
The present book brings into relief a composite approach cutting across the boundaries of many disciplines. Nirmal Kumar Bose, an extraordinary exponent of Gandhian thought, a rare example of versatile scholarship and a great nationalist studied India at the material culture, organizational and abstract levels and endeavoured to demonstrate linkages, roles and interaction among the various components of the civilization. In an era of too much of specialization in every field of life, the present book which contains discussion on many facets of Nirmal Kumar Bose’s thoughts and work highlighting the multi-dimensional holistic approach, re- emphasizes the importance of a critical Indian outlook for understanding diverse bio-cultural components as the characteristic features of Indian civilization and their underlying unity. The contributors of papers had opportunities to work either with Prof. Nirmal Kumar Bose or observe his academic activities from a close distance and therefore the views expressed by the contributors have interwoven with those of Nirmal Kumar Bose.
Contents
Contributors
1
A few words about Professor N.K. Bose and his work
R. K Bhattacharya
2
Professor Nirmal Kumar Bose : My Teacher
6
Bimalendu Bhattacharya
3
Professor Nirmal Kumar Bose : A Gandhian Anthropologist
10
Baidyanath Saraswati
4
Prof N.K. Bose : An Interpreter of Gandhism
40
Bhowani Prosad Chatterjee
5
A Nationalist Social Scientist’s Approach to Art
47
Pranabranjan Ray
Nirmal Kumar Bose - A concerned thinker, visionary and builder: some reflections
55
P.K Misra
7
N.K. Bose’s Thought on Development with Special Emphasis on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
69
Ajit Kumar Danda
8
Nirmal Kumar Bose : Director Anthropological Survey of India
85
Jayanta Sarkar & R.K Bhattacharya
9.
N.K. Base.’ Editor of Man in India
112
P. Dash Sharma, Galitam Kumar Bera and Mira Rov
10.
Bengali Writings of Prof. Nirmal Kumar Base
131
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay
11.
Paribrajaker Diary.’ An Enquiry into its Anthropological Input
147
S.B. Chakrabarti
12
Study of work and leisure.’ A revisit to Panihati
157
S.R. Das & S.P. Lala
13.
The Effect of Urbanisation on Work and Leisure at Amdabad.’ An Appraisal
179
Jyotirmoy Chakraborty
14.
Prof N.K. Base and Prehistoric Research in India.’ A Review
190
Tundra Basu
15.
Bose on the Unity of Indian Society and Culture
197
N.K Behura & KK Mohanti
Bibliography of Nirmal Kumar Base
206
Shyamal Kumar Ray
Index
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Hindu (883)
Agriculture (86)
Ancient (1016)
Archaeology (600)
Architecture (532)
Art & Culture (852)
Biography (592)
Buddhist (545)
Cookery (160)
Emperor & Queen (494)
Islam (234)
Jainism (273)
Literary (873)
Mahatma Gandhi (381)
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