Dor Bahadur Bista

Dor Bahadur Bista or Dor Bahadur Bist(Nepali: डोर बहादुर बिष्ट) (born ca. 1924–1928) is a Nepalese anthropologist, social scientist and activist. Bista is considered the Father of Nepali anthropology, and has published popular books such as Fatalism and Development and People of Nepal. Bista mysteriously disappeared in 1995.

Biography Sources vary regarding Bista's date of birth. According to some sources, he was born on 15 April 1928 while there have also been some speculations that he might have been born around 1924, or in 1928. He later claimed that it was this experience that ignited his interest in Anthropology.

In 1972 he was appointed to Lhasa in Tibet as Nepal's Counsel General.

He established an organization called Karnali Institute in Jumla.

In the 1980s, Bista was a member of the board of governors of ICIMOD.

Disappearance In January 1995, Bista mysteriously disappeared from Jumla District, being last seen boarding a bus to Chisapani or Dhangadhi.