B.A. Gupte Explained

Balkrishna Atmaram Gupte (1851–1925) was the assistant Director of Ethnography of India under Sir Herbert Hope Risley and later an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London. He was the author of "Hindu Holidays And Ceremonials" and several other books. Later he was a professor at Calcutta. He was awarded the title "Rai Bahadur".^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Further reading

• Book: Balkrishna Atmaram Gupte Yanche Charitra(translation: Biography of Balkrishna Atmaram Gupte) . Dharnudhari Dharnudhari. Nabu Press. 2010. marathi.

Notes and References

1. Book: Festivals and Dalits. 4. B.T. GopalaKrishna. 2013. 978-1-300-68262-2. Sri Rai Bahadur B A Gupte the writer and author of the book Hindu holidays and ceremonials was the Asst. Director of ethnography for India under Sir Herbert.
2. Book: Hindu Holidays and Ceremonials: With Dissertations on Origin, Folklore and Symbols. Rai Bahadur B.A.Gupte. 1916. Thacker Spink. 978-81-206-0953-2.
3. The Tribes and Castes of Bombay . Folk-lore . 33 . 3 . September 1922 . 328 . W. Crooke . Review .
4. Ourselves: The Late Rai Bahadur B. A. Gupte . The Calcutta Review . Third Series . XV . May–June 1925 . 395 .