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Dor Bahadur Bista

डोरबहादुर विष्ट

Nepalese anthropologist

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Dor Bahadur Bista or Dor Bahadur Bist(Nepali: डोर बहादुर बिष्ट) is a Nepalese anthropologist, social scientist and activist. Bista is considered the Father of Nepali anthropology, and has published popular books such as Fatalism and Development and People of Nepal. Bista mysteriously disappeared in 1995.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Lalitpur wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
anthropologist, diplomat, writer, social scientist wd
Education
Tri Chandra College wd

Questions

When was Dor Bahadur Bista born?
Dor Bahadur Bista was born on April 1928 in Lalitpur.
Where did Dor Bahadur Bista study?
Dor Bahadur Bista was educated at Tri Chandra College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Dor Bahadur Bista · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): डोरबहादुर विष्ट · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q3036943 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 11 November 2026

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"Dor Bahadur Bista". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dor-bahadur-bista. Retrieved 11 November 2026.

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