Author: Jibon Kumar

Jibon Kumar, B.Sc Hons (1st Class 1st), M.Sc (Gold Medalist) and Ph. D from Manipur University is currently working as Professor of Biological Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, Manipur University (Central University), Canchipur Imphal. He is also looking after Centre for South East Asian Studies, Manipur University as Director for a tenure of 3 years, and also Director In-Charge of Educational Multi Media Research Centre (EMRC), Manipur University. He is also Director, Nodal Organization, Childline Imphal since 2002. Prior to his joining Manipur University in the year 1995 as Assistant Professor, he was a lecturer of Anthropology at Presidency College, Motbung (1987-1990) and Kha Manipur College (1991-1995). During his venture of academic teaching profession of last two and a half decade he has produced nine Ph. D Degree holders, published more than 50 papers in different scientific journals and books of national and international repute. He was the immediate Past Sectional President of Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences Section of 106th Indian Science Congress Held at LPU, Jalandhar, 2019. Sarit K. Chaudhuri, professor of anthropology, has worked among tribes of North-East India during last 25 years. During 2003–2005 he was in SOAS, United Kingdom, as a postdoctoral fellow and worked for a collaborative project with SOAS, British Museum, CCRD, and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh. He worked in An.S.I., Shillong. He also taught in the department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh for more than 18 years. He is currently holding the post of Director, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, (Government of India, Ministry of Culture) Bhopal. He has published 9 books and over 52 papers in journals and books. Huidrom Suraj Singh (M.Sc., Ph, .D., ) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal. He is known for his contribution to anthropological research work in different ethnic groups of India. He has worked on non-communicable diseases and its causes among different populations of North-East India. His interest is the epidemiological studies of non-communicable diseases and its associated risk factors (both environment and genetics) in tribal and non-tribal population of North-East India in general and Manipur in particular.