1902 - 1964
Verrier Elwin Indian Anthropologist
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Details
| First Name |
Verrier
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| Last Name |
Elwin
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| Birthday |
29th August, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Dover
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| Died |
22nd February, 1964
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| Place of Death |
Delhi, India
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation Text |
anthropologist, ethnologist
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| Occupation |
Anthropologist
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Harry Verrier Holman Elwin (29 August 1902 – 22 February 1964) was a British-born Indian anthropologist, ethnologist and tribal activist, who began his career in India as a Christian missionary. He first abandoned the clergy, to work with Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, then converted to Hinduism in 1935 after staying in a Gandhian ashram, and split with the nationalists over what he felt was an overhasty process of transformation and assimilation for the tribals. Verrier Elwin is best known for his early work with the Baigas and Gonds of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh in central India, and he married a 13 year old member of one of the communities he studied. He later also worked on the tribals of several North East Indian states especially North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and settled in Shillong, the hill capital of Meghalaya.
