Tapan Kumar Pradhan
b. 1972writer
British anthropologist (1902-1964)
Verrier Elwin
1902–1964, born Dover, writes in English, autobiographer
Harry Verrier Holman Elwin was a British-born Indian anthropologist, ethnologist and tribal activist. He is best known for his early work with the Baigas and Gonds of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh in central India. He later also worked on the tribals of several North East Indian states especially North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA).
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Books on record
On Open Library
A philosophy for NEFA1957
The Muria and their ghotul1947
The tribal art of middle India1951
Baiga1939
Tribal myths of Orissa1954
Leaves from the jungle1936Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.
Awards
| 1965 | Sahitya Akademi Award for The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in English
Kishori Charan Das
1924–2004Odia writer
Sitakant Mahapatra
b. 1937writer from Odisha
R. K. Narayan
1906–2001English-language writer (1906–2001)
Annada Shankar Ray
1905–2002writer, poet, essayist (1905-2002)
Amitav Ghosh
b. 1956writer