The Department of Anthropology, was established at Ranchi on 05.07.1953 under the
then Bihar University
of Bihar State. Ranchi was the site for the establishment of the Department of
Anthropology because of
large concentration of tribal population in the area and the work place of Sri Sarat
Chandra Roy, the
Father of Indian Anthropology. The Department was opened with Prof. Sachchidananda
as its founder Head,
L. P. Vidyarthi as Founder Teacher and A. B. Saran as Technical Staff, who, later on
also became
teaching staff of the Department. Professor Sachchidananda possessed expertise of
teaching History at
Patna University, Bihar and then studied and did research in Anthropology from the
School of Oriental
and African Studies at the University of London. Professor L. P. Vidyarthi had
obtained training and
research in Anthropology from Lucknow University. Professor A. B. Saran had received
M. Sc. Degree in
Anthropology from Delhi University. With these three Anthropologists having
expertise from three
different eminent universities, the Department of Anthropology at Ranchi obtained a
formal shape and
began to impart training of Post-graduate Students in teaching and research in
Anthropology.
When Ranchi University came into existence on 12.07.1960 the
Department of Anthropology
became its integral part.
Since its inception the Department is progressing ahead in imparting
training to its
students in study and research in different anthropological fields. Today, it is one
of the excellent
centres of teaching and research in State of Jharkhand and the Nation as well.
The department has a well-stocked library with more than 17000 books
and journals. It has
two good labs for Biological and Archaeological Anthropology practical.
UGC JRF-5,UGC SRF-3, Maulana Azad SRF-1
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1.Student: Hamida Khatoon
Topic: राँची सहर में मुस्लिम महिलाओं की शैक्षणिक
स्थिति एक मानवशास्त्रीय अध्धयन
Supervisor: Dr. A. C. Mishra ,
University Department of Anthropology,
Ranchi University , Ranchi
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2.Student: Nilesh Nishi Kant
Topic: गोंडा जनजाति का मानवशास्त्रीय अध्धयन ( सिमडेगा जिला
के विशेष संदर्भ में )
Supervisor: Dr. Karma Oraon, University
Department of Anthropology, Ranchi University ,
Ranchi
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3.Student: Shalini Minz
Topic: खड़िया जनजाति की कला संस्कृति
Supervisor: Dr. S. N. Munda
University Department of Anthropology, Ranchi
University Ranchi , Ranchi