Sarat Chandra Roy

Sarat Chandra Roy
Born4 November 1871
Died30 April 1942(1942-04-30) (aged 70)
Ranchi, Bihar Province, British India
NationalityIndian
Other namesS. C. Roy
Occupation(s)Lawyer, ethnographer, cultural anthropologist, lecturer, reader
Known forEthnography

Sarat Chandra Roy (4 November 1871 – 30 April 1942) was an Indian scholar of anthropology. He is sometimes regarded as the 'father of Indian ethnography', the 'first Indian ethnographer', and as the 'first Indian anthropologist'.