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'''J. J. Roy Burman''' is an Indian author and anthropologist known for his research on tribal communities, sacred groves, and syncretic traditions in India. He has contributed to the understanding of India's diverse cultural and religious landscapes through his writings and ethnographic studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.J. Roy Burman - South Asia Citizens Web |url=http://www.sacw.net/auteur581.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.sacw.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=fable.co/author/jj-roy-burman |url=https://fable.co/author/jj-roy-burman |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=fable.co}}</ref>
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'''J. J. Roy Burman''' (born 1955) is an Indian author and ] known for his research on ], ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Search Results |url=https://kalnet.kshec.kerala.gov.in/vufind/Author/Home?author=Roy+Burman,+J+J+ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=kalnet.kshec.kerala.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> and ]. He writing and ethnographic studies explore India's cultural and religious landscapes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.J. Roy Burman |url=http://www.sacw.net/auteur581.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=South Asia Citizens Web}}{{primary source inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>
== Notable works ==

== Early life and education ==
Burman was born in ] in 1955. He pursued his undergraduate studies in anthropology at ] and later earned a master's degree in sociology and social anthropology from the ], followed by a Ph.D. from the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=J. J. Roy Burman |url=https://fable.co/author/jj-roy-burman |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Fable}}{{primary source inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==
Burman contributed to an Indo-NORAD watershed project in the ], ]. In 1981, as a research fellow at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, he conducted a study on counter-insurgency issues in Mizoram.<ref name=":0" />

He later served as project adviser with ], overseeing projects across East and North-East India. Since July 1988, he has been associated with the ], Mumbai.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

Burman has authored around 60 research papers, primarily focusing on ethnicity and environmental management. He has actively participated in national and international seminars and conferences, contributing to discourse on his areas of expertise.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

== Books ==

* {{Cite book |last=Burman |first=J. J. Roy |title=Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and Communities |date=2002 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-839-6 |language=en}}
* {{Cite book |last=Burman |first=J. J. Roy |title=Sacred Groves Among Communities: The Mahadeo Kolis and the Kunbis of the Western Ghats |date=2003 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-902-7 |language=en}}
* {{Cite book |last=Burman |first=J. J. Roy |title=Tribal Medicine: Traditional Practices and Changes in Sikkim |date=2003 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-8-170-99883-9}}
* {{Cite book |last=Burman |first=J. J. Roy |title=Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays |date=2005 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-8-183-24052-9 |language=en}}
* {{Cite book |last=Burman |first=J. J. Roy |title=Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara |date=2010 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-8324-345-2 |language=en}}
* {{Cite book |last=Hanjabam |first=Shukhdeba Sharma |title=Social Dynamics in Contemporary North-East India: A Study of Regional Exclusion, Self-determination Movements, and Ethnic Violence |last2=Burman |first2=J. J. Roy |date=2013 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-8-180-69939-9}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Das |first=Samhita |date=2003 |title=Review of Tribal Medicine |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41919941 |journal=Indian Anthropologist |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=91–94 |issn=0970-0927 |jstor=41919941}}</ref>


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J.J. Roy Burman
Born1955
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Education

J. J. Roy Burman (born 1955) is an Indian author and anthropologist known for his research on tribal communities, sacred groves, and syncretic traditions in India. He writing and ethnographic studies explore India's cultural and religious landscapes.

Early life and education

Burman was born in Kolkata in 1955. He pursued his undergraduate studies in anthropology at University of Calcutta and later earned a master's degree in sociology and social anthropology from the University of North Bengal, followed by a Ph.D. from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

Career

Burman contributed to an Indo-NORAD watershed project in the Himalayas, Uttaranchal. In 1981, as a research fellow at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh, he conducted a study on counter-insurgency issues in Mizoram.

He later served as project adviser with Help Age India, overseeing projects across East and North-East India. Since July 1988, he has been associated with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Burman has authored around 60 research papers, primarily focusing on ethnicity and environmental management. He has actively participated in national and international seminars and conferences, contributing to discourse on his areas of expertise.

Books

  • Burman, J. J. Roy (2002). Hindu-Muslim Syncretic Shrines and Communities. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-839-6.
  • Burman, J. J. Roy (2003). Sacred Groves Among Communities: The Mahadeo Kolis and the Kunbis of the Western Ghats. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-902-7.
  • Burman, J. J. Roy (2003). Tribal Medicine: Traditional Practices and Changes in Sikkim. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-8-170-99883-9.
  • Burman, J. J. Roy (2005). Gujarat Unknown: Hindu-Muslim Syncretism and Humanistic Forays. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-8-183-24052-9.
  • Burman, J. J. Roy (2010). Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-345-2.
  • Hanjabam, Shukhdeba Sharma; Burman, J. J. Roy (2013). Social Dynamics in Contemporary North-East India: A Study of Regional Exclusion, Self-determination Movements, and Ethnic Violence. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-8-180-69939-9.

References

  1. "Author Search Results". kalnet.kshec.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. "J.J. Roy Burman". South Asia Citizens Web. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ^ "J. J. Roy Burman". Fable. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. Das, Samhita (2003). "Review of Tribal Medicine". Indian Anthropologist. 33 (2): 91–94. ISSN 0970-0927. JSTOR 41919941.
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