About Anthropology Department
The anthropology department has been actively involved in academic and research in the field of Physical/ Biological and Social-cultural Anthropology. It came into existence in July 1957 from its mother department viz. Anthropogeography. Currently, the Department is headed by Prof. Ajeet Jaiswal. The department museum is one of the jewels of the university.
The department is jewelled by six renowned faculties who are known for their contribution to the discipline viz. Prof. K.K.N. Sharma, Prof. Rajesh Kumar Gautam, Prof Ajeet Jaiswal, Dr. Soniya Kaushal, and Dr. A. Bijyayasundari Devi. They specialize in the varied fields of biological and socio-cultural anthropology.
The Department is credited with various research books and research papers in various national/international journals and is also actively involved in organizing various National and international conferences/symposia/seminars. Under the scheme of global initiatives of the academic network (GIAN), the Department has organized 3 programs and hosted international faculty from the USA and Poland.
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