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Gyan Publishing House Cultural Heritage of Assam by Sarit K Chaudhuri and Mini Bhattacharya Thakur
The book is an outcome of the National Seminar organized by IGRMS in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam. The volume comprises of 29 articles presented in the conference and dealt with the issues related with the various crucial aspects of the theme. The volume generates a vide understanding about the rich cultural heritage of Assam. In fact, the domain of cultural heritage in the context of Assam is very vast; however, this book tries to focus on some of the areaswhich deserve attention from the contemporary perspective. The book will be of immense interest to scholars and students of Anthropology, Sociology and Cultural studies and may lead to new researches to understand the people and the places of India’s North east. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Prof. Sarit K. Chaudhuri is the Director of National Museum of Mankind (IGRMS), Bhopal, under Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. During 2003–05, as a postdoctoral fellow of SOAS, UK, he worked in a five years collaborative project of SOAS, British Museum, CCRD, and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh. He also worked with An SI, Shillong, as well as with Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh in the Department of Anthropology and AITS. He has published 9 books and 52 research papers. Currently he is the editor of Humankind an annual IGRMS journal and also member of the 'Think Tank' formed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Mini Bhattacharyya Thakur has been a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University since 1988. Presently she is a professor and head of department. She has a brilliant academic record and received her Masters' Degree from Delhi University and completed her Doctoral work on “Street food in urban Guwahati: An Anthropological Appraisal” under the supervision of Dr. A.C. Bhagabati of Gauhati University. Her research interests include food studies, medical anthropology and tribal development.