Prabodh Kumar Bhowmick
Indian anthropologist
Prabodh Kumar Bhowmick (6 September 1926 – 5 February 2003) was an Indian anthropologist from West Bengal. He conducted his work on the Lodha tribe of West Bengal.
Early life
Bhowmick was born on 6 September 1926, in Amdabad village, Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. He was born into an aristocratic Mahishya family, being the third of eight children born to Jogendranath and Swaryamoyee Devi.
Education
Bhowmick's early education took place at Kalagachia Jagadish Vidyapith, an early national school established in the Midnapore district in 1921. He pursued higher education in anthropology, completing his Indian School Certificate in 1949 from the Bangabasi College (Kolkata) and his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in 1951 from the University of Calcutta. His teachers included anthropologists Tarak Chandra Das and Nirmal Kumar Bose. He later earned his Ph.D. in 1961, focusing on the socio-economic life of the Lodha tribe.
Contributions and legacy
Bhowmick's work in applied anthropology focused on indigenous communities. He was awarded Doctor of Science in social anthropology.
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