Dr. Abhijit Guha, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.

1. Introduction

• Main Argument
• Why this Book?
• Das and the Colonial Connection of Indian Anthropology
• T.C. Das: A Sufferer of Academic Amnesia
• Assessment of the Contributions of T.C. Das by His Pupils: Sinha and Roy-Burman

2. Research Interests of T.C. Das

• A Brief Account
• Pre-Purum Ethnographies
• A Few Ethnographic Snapshots: Papers in Man and Ethnos

3. Turning Points: Science Congress Lecture, Purum And Chiru

• Running Ahead of Time: The Science Congress Presidential Address
• Return of the Purum or Missing the Wood for the Trees
• Ecology, Economy and Gender: Beyond Ethnographic
• Description

4. Bengal Famine: Das, Sen And Tauger

• Bengal Famine: Away From Tribes and Castes
• Methodology and Ethics of Research
• From Micro to Macro Holism

5. T.C. Das in the Arm-Chair

• Dealing with Policy and Law
• Early Articles on Folk Elements and Sun-Worship
• Fish Article
• Bengal Dowry Restriction Bill
• The Hindu Code Bill
• The Museum article
• Tribal Religion

6. Conclusion

• War, socialism and the impact of market economy
• Return to the tribes
• Final remarks

Complete Bibliography of T.C. Das

Reference

Index