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Prof. Sachchidananda, D. Lit., is one of the seniormost Anthropologists in India. He received his education from Patna University, and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has taught at Patna University and New York University. He has held several important posts like Director, Bihar Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Ranchi; Director, A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna; and Vice-Chancellor, Ranchi University, Ranchi. Prof. Sachchidananda has contributed a large number of papers and book reviews to research journals in India and abroad, and published a number of books in Sociology and Anthropology. Important amontst which are : Culture Change in Tribal Bihar (1964), The Tribal Village in Bihar (1968), Social Dimension of Agricultural Development (1972), Tribal Voter in Bihar (1979), Elite and Development (1980), Industrialisation and Social Disorganisation (1985), Tradition and Development (1988), Shifting Cultivation in India (1989). A past President of the Anthropology Section of Indian Science Congress, Prof. Sachchindananda is the recipient of the R.P. Chandela Medal for distinguished work in Anthropology in 1982. He is associated with a number of social science research institutions in the country in an advisory capacity.

Bipin Bihari Mandal (b. 1942) Ph.D. is a Reader in Sociology at the A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna. He has conducted several research projects sponsored by national and international agencies like FAO, UNICEF, ICSSSR, Ministry of Education and Welfare, Government of India and Department of Welfare, Government of Bihar. Some of his research works include: Caste and Occupational Mobility: Peasant Organisation – A Case Study of Gramdan in Bihar and Social Inputs in Area Development. He has contributed over three dozen research papers to various journals and to national and international Seminars. He has already authored four books to his credit. He is associated with several professional organizations.