# Dor Bahadur Bista

_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:** April 1928 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Lalitpur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943#P27))
- **Occupation:** anthropologist; diplomat; writer; social scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943#P106))
- **Education:** Tri Chandra College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943#P69))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dor Bahadur Bista](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dor_Bahadur_Bista) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): डोरबहादुर विष्ट](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3036943](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3036943) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

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