Dor Bahadur Bista Father of Nepalese anthropology | |
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डोरबहादुर बिष्ट | |
Born | |
Disappeared | January 1995 Jumla District, Nepal |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Education | Bachelors degree in Indian Ethnography |
Alma mater | University of London |
Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, activist |
Notable work |
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Spouse | Narayani 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.