Down the memory lane

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE

	The Prince of Wales is seen here visiting the department's Museum (1982).		J.B.S Haldane, the father of population genetics is seen here discussing genetics laboratory with P.C Biswas. Keenly looking at him are Swadesh Seth & SC Tiwari
	Alaxender Weiner is seen here with P.C. Biswas and I.P. Singh at the serology laboratory of the department. Weiner was the discoverer of human blood groups.		The then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is seen visiting ethnographic museum of the department. Nehru took personal interest in the departmental museum by donating a large number of artifacts from time to time. L-R: PC Biswas, Nehru, IP Singh and A. Sharma (1960)
	L to R: J.D. Mehra, A.sharma, Kamlesh Guha, Hari Bharadwaj, B.S. Guha and I.S. Marwah. This photograph is from early nineteen sixties when B.S. Guha was a very influential and important anthropologist. A Ph.D. from Harvard, he was the most frequent examiner for Delhi University students. He being the Director of Anthropological survey of India, was also instrumental in selecting anthropologists for the Government of India		P.C Biswas paid a visit to the department in late nineteen seventies. Seen here are some of the well known anthropologists of the country
	In November, 1959, S.C Tiwari left for England for pursuing post-doctoral work. Seen here are people coming to see him off at the Delhi Railway Station. Prof . Tiwari took a train up to Bombay and then boarded a ship to go to England. From L to R: JC Sharma, DD Kapoor, LP Vidyarthy, V. Bhalla, IP Singh, AK Mitra, SC Tiwari, JD Mehra, PK Dutta, A. Sharma, JD Mawalwala, and RD Sanwal (the one holding papers). The little girls seen in the photograph are two of Prof. Tiwari’s nieces and the youngest of all, Prof. JD Mehra’s daughter		Margaret Mead visited the department in mid nineteen seventies when she received the Kalinga Award from the Government of India. She is seen here addressing Delhi University fraternity
	Sitting from left: Prof. AC Bagvati, Prof. Amita Bagga, Prof. SC Tiwari, Prof. DK Bhattacharya and Prof. Surinder Nath Standing from left: Dr. OinamHemlata Devi, Prof. P. C. Joshi, Prof. IJS Bansal, Dr. Ajit Jaiswal and Mrs. Bhattacharya		A rare photograph showing I. P. Singh with P. K. Dutta, S. K. Basu and R. Singh at Purana Quila
	AB Vajpei, IP Singh, LP Vidyarthi		Gopal Krishan, SC Tiwari, S. Nath, Sarwesh Kumar and IP Singh attending an exhibition of the department at Teen Murti Bhawan
	IS Marwah, BK Roy Burman, Kamlesh Guha, JS Bhandari and Shalina Mehta in a seminar		JD Mehra, VC Channa, PK Nayak, IS Marwah and J. S. Bhandari in a seminar
	P. C. Biswas, the founder of the Department with his students such as S.C. Tiwari, I.P. Singh, S. Seth, P. K. Srivastava, I. S. Marwah, I. J. S. Bansal and DK Bhattacharya		SC Tiwari, JD Mehra, IS Marwah, VC Channa
	Anthropological Association, Delhi University. 1957-1958 1st Row Chairs: - Vijinder Bhalla (Secretary), S.C.Tiwari (Treasurer), I.P.Singh, P.C.Biswas (Patron), N.Dutta Majumdar (Director Dept. of Anthropology Govt. of India), J.D.Mehra, A. Sharma, Tirlok Pandit (President), Sushila Sharma. 2nd Row Chairs: - Sachdev, P.N.Gulati, R.D.Sanwal (Member E.committee), H.S.Bakshi, P.D.P.Rao, Divyadarshi Kapoor (Ex. President), Dilbag SIngh, S.N.Malik, Balwant singh 3rd Row Chair: - Kewal Singh, Taarey		Anthropology 1954-1955, Lucknow University 1st Row: - K.Gajoor, T.N.Madan, S.C.Dube, K.Harinarain, M.N.Srinivas, Gopala Sarana, A.Aiyappan, D.N.Majumdar, Mukal, Leela Dube, Usha Mahapatra, D.Sen. 2nd Row: - S.Durrani, D.Verma, S.K.Banerjee, D.Sinha, A.Sharma, S.Kalia, A.Bhatnagar, S.N.Beri, A.Kurup, L.K.Mahapatra,D.K.Sen, R.C.Ratti, H.S.Saxena, U.S.Misra 3rd Row: - J.V.Jain, U.Goswami, R.K.Srivastava, P.C.Arora, S.C.Panda 4th Row: - Hira Lal, Sadeq Hussain, Mewalal
	Executives of the Anthropology Club 1952-1953, Lucknow University Sitting (L to R) Uma Chaturvedi, D.Sen, D.N.Majumdar Patron, L.P.Vidyarthi President, T.C.Dass Chief Guest, D.K.Sen Treasurer, Asha Lata Bhatnagar Standing (L to R) S.H.Ahmad Secretary, A.K.Sharma, D.K.Seth, B.K.Verma Vice-President		From L-R: Prof. G.K.Kshatriya, Prof. A.K.Kalla, Prof. S.Nath, Prof. M.K.Kumbhanani, Prof. Mr. Thukral, Prof. A.K.Kapoor and Mr. Jain
	Prof. Henry Lamin (NEHU) with research students of the department (2002)		Master students: Class of 2002. Dr. Rukshana Zaman (IGNOU) third from left, Dr. Sonia Kaushal (Sagar University) sixth from left
	The technical workforce of the department		From L-R: Prof. M.P.Sachdeva, Prof. S.Nath, Prof. R.S.Mann, Prof. V.K.Srivastava, Prof. H.K.Kumbhnani, Prof. P.C.Joshi
	Prof. S.Nath with late Mr. Mange Ram and late Mr. Nand Kishor		Dr. Twinkle Pal (Asst. Professor Hindu college) is being greeted by her juniors (2003)
	Abhay Minz and Minakshi Munda singing at Freshers' party during their M.Sc. They later married.		Prof. S.Nath and Mr. Subhash in Osteometry laboratory

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