Dor Bahadur Bista

Dor Bahadur Bista
Father of Nepalese anthropology
डोरबहादुर बिष्ट
Born(1928-04-15)15 April 1928
Jharuwarasi, Patan, Nepal
DisappearedJanuary 1995
Jumla District, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
EducationBachelors degree in Indian Ethnography
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, activist
Notable work
SpouseNarayani Bista

Dor Bahadur Bista (born ca. 1924–1928) is a Nepalese anthropologist, social scientist and activist.[1][2] Bista is considered the Father of Nepali anthropology, and has published popular books such as Fatalism and Development and People of Nepal.[3] Bista mysteriously disappeared in 1995.

  1. ^ "Dor Bahadur Bista: The 'Father of Nepalese Anthropology'". ECS Nepal. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Dor Bahadur Bista's last interview | la.lit". Lalit Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ^ diwakar (21 January 2019). "A longtime friend's memory of Dor Bahadur Bista, the disappeared Father of Nepali Anthropology - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 8 August 2022.