Ram Dayal Munda

Ram Dayal Munda
Born(1939-08-23)23 August 1939
Diuri village, Ranchi, Bihar, (now in Jharkhand), British Raj
Died30 September 2011(2011-09-30) (aged 72)
Diuri village, Tamar, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Resting placeDiuri village, Tamar, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
23.046 N, 85.680 E
NationalityIndian
Education
  • Ranchi University, Ranchi, 1957–63, M.A. (Anthropology)
  • University of Chicago, 1963–70, M.A. (Linguistics)
Alma materRanchi University, University of Chicago
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, Linguist, Folklorist, Music Exponent, Academician, Agriculturalist, Vice-Chancellor,
Organization(s)Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ICITP)
Known forWork on Indian languages and literature
Notable work
  • Adi-Dharam: Religious Beliefs of the Adivasis of India
  • Aspects of Mundari Verb
  • Mundari Vyakaran (Mundari Grammar)
  • Shri Budu Babu aur Unki Rachnae
  • The Sun Charioteer, English translation of Ramdhari
  • Singh DInkar's Rashmirathi (with Paul Staneslow and David Nelson)
  • Language of Poetry
Movement
  • The Jharkhand Movement
  • Cultural Reawakening Movement
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (2007)
Padma Shri (2010)
Signature

Ram Dayal Munda (23 August 1939 – 30 September 2011), known as R. D. Munda, was an Indian scholar and regional music exponent. He was awarded the Padma Shri of the year 2010 for his contribution to the field of art.

He was a vice-chancellor of Ranchi University and a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament. In 2007, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He died in Ranchi on 30 September 2011.

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