Ram Dayal Munda
Ram Dayal Munda (23 August 1939 – 30 September 2011),[1] 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.[1]
He was a vice-chancellor of Ranchi University[1] and a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[2] In 2007, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He died in Ranchi on 30 September 2011.[1]
Biography
Ram Dayal Munda was born in the tribal village Diuri in the Ranchi district of Bihar (Now in Jharkhand) India.[1] Ram Dayal Munda got his primary education at the Luther Mission School in Amlesa. He obtained his secondary education in the sub divisional town of Khunti.[1] As the heartland of the historic Birsa Movement for autonomy in the British Empire, the Khunti area attracted scholars from all over the world, particularly from the discipline of anthropology. Munda, along with his other friends, often acted as guide to the distinguished visitors this formed the basis for developing of his experiential world. Opting for anthropology as his subject for higher education with a focus on linguistics opened an altogether new world.[1]