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- Verrier_Elwin abstract "Verrier Elwin (29 August 1902 – 22 February 1964) was an English self-trained anthropologist, ethnologist and tribal activist, who began his career in India as a Christian missionary. He was a controversial figure who first abandoned the clergy, to work with Mohandas Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, then converted in 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. Elwin is best known for his early work with the Baigas and Gonds of central India, and he married a member of one of the communities he studied there, though he also worked on the tribals of several North East Indian states especially North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and settled in Shillong later in life, apart from Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.In time he became an authority on Indian tribal lifestyle and culture, particularly on the Gondi people. He also served as the Deputy Director of the Anthropological Survey of India upon its formation in 1945. Post-independence he took up Indian citizenship. Nehru appointed him as an adviser on tribal affairs for north-eastern India, and later he was Anthropological Adviser to the Government of NEFA (now Arunachal Pradesh).The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1961. His autobiography, The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin won him the 1965 Sahitya Akademi Award in English Language, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.".
- Verrier_Elwin almaMater Merton_College,_Oxford.
- Verrier_Elwin award Padma_Bhushan.
- Verrier_Elwin birthDate "1902-08-29".
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- Verrier_Elwin birthYear "1902".
- Verrier_Elwin deathDate "1964-02-22".
- Verrier_Elwin deathPlace Delhi.
- Verrier_Elwin deathYear "1964".
- Verrier_Elwin knownFor Adivasi.
- Verrier_Elwin occupation Anthropologist.
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- Verrier_Elwin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Verrier Elwin".
- Verrier_Elwin almaMater Merton_College,_Oxford.
- Verrier_Elwin awards "Padma Bhushan".
- Verrier_Elwin birthDate "1902-08-29".
- Verrier_Elwin birthPlace Dover.
- Verrier_Elwin dateOfBirth "1902-08-29".
- Verrier_Elwin dateOfDeath "1964-02-22".
- Verrier_Elwin deathDate "1964-02-22".
- Verrier_Elwin deathPlace Delhi.
- Verrier_Elwin knownFor "Study of Tribes of India".
- Verrier_Elwin name "Elwin, Verrier".
- Verrier_Elwin notableWorks "The Baiga".
- Verrier_Elwin notableWorks "The Muria and their Ghotul".
- Verrier_Elwin occupation Anthropologist.
- Verrier_Elwin occupation Ethnology.