Hetukar Jha Explained
| Hetukar Jha |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Madhubani district, Bihar |
| Death Date: | 19 August 2017 |
| Death Place: | Patna, Bihar |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | author, professor, researcher |
Hetukar Jha (5 March 1944 – 19 August 2017) was an Indian author, professor, researcher, and Fulbright Scholar. He was an honorary managing trustee of the Maharajadhiraja Kameshwar Singh Kalyani Foundation.[1] [2]
Early life and family
Jha was born on 5 March 1944 in Sarisav Pahi village, Madhubani district, Bihar. His father was Babu Chemkar Jha, also known as Baldeo Jha, and his mother was Mohini Devi. He studied in the village school.[3]
Education
He matriculated from Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Academy, Sarisab Pahi, Dist Madhubani. He attended Patna Science College and went on to Post Graduate work at Patna University. He gained his B.A. Hons. in Sociology at Patna College in 1965, his M.A. in sociology at Patna University in 1967, and his PhD in sociology at Patna University in 1980.[3] Won Patna University Students' Union election in 1967-68 and served as vice-president.
Career
He joined Patna University as a lecturer in sociology in 1968 and retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology in January 2004.[4]
Beginning in 1968, he researched the societies and cultures of Bihar. Among his conclusions is that: A basic problem is the break down of the traditional village community as a functioning whole.[5]
Jha wrote several books.[6]
Death
Jha died on 19 August 2017 in Patna, Bihar at the age 73.[3] [7] [8] He was cremated in his native village Sarisav Pahi in Madhubani district.[7] He was survived by his wife and sons.
Further reading
- News: A look at India with a sociological approach . The Telegraph . 12 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117050241/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151212/jsp/bihar/story_57959.jsp#.WP8kgUe1vxM . dead . 17 January 2016 . 2017-04-25.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Management . 2013 . Maharajadhiraja Kameshwar Singh Kalyani Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084845/http://kalyanifoundation.org/wordpress/?page_id=13 . 19 August 2014 . live . dmy-all .
- The Maharajadhiraja Kameshwar Singh Kalyani Foundation is headquartered in the Kalyani Niwas (palace) in Darbhanga, which was the residence of the younger queen of the former Maharaja Kāmeshwar Singh of the Raj Darbhanga.
- News: C S Jha ‘Azad’ . Mithila loses its illustrious son in sociologist Hetukar Jha . 26 August 2017 . Times of India.
- News: Srivastava, Amitabh . The new Bihari . 3 January 2011 . India Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819093954/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the+new+bihari/2/124466.html . 19 August 2014 . live . dmy-all . 15 August 2014 .
- Web site: Lindberg, Staffan. 30 August 2011. Patna, Bihar – in another country?. Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET), Lund University. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815184825/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnet/bihar-%E2%80%93-another-country. 15 August 2014. dead. 15 August 2014.
- Web site: Hetukar Jha (1944–). Open Library.
- News: Prof Hetukar Jha cremated in native village . 22 August 2017 . Bihar Times.
- News: Doyen of sociology leaves behind void . 21 August 2017 . The Telegraph. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011211/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170821/jsp/bihar/story_168210.jsp. dead. 13 May 2018.
