Background
Khagen Chandra was born on April 1, 1934, in Palasbari, Assam, India. Son of Sarbananda and Lalita Bala (Kalita) Mahanta.
Khagen Chandra was born on April 1, 1934, in Palasbari, Assam, India. Son of Sarbananda and Lalita Bala (Kalita) Mahanta.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India, 1958; Master of Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India, 1974.
Lecturer Government D.M. College, Imphal, Manipur, India, 1962-1967. Researcher Gauhati University, Guwahati, 1967-1968. Lecturer Dibrugarh (India) University, 1968-1982, reader, 1982-1991, professor, since 1991, research guide and supervisor, since 1980, head department anthropology, 1988-1991.
Advisor Institute for Evaluation, Research, Documentation and Training, Sambalpur, Orissa, India, Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, since 1992. Member research council Dibrugarh University, 1988-1994, member academy council, 1990-1994.
Member Indian Science Congress Association, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Niroda Das, February 19, 1968. Children: Partha Pratim, Chinmoyee, Palashi.