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Irawati Karve (15 December 1905 [1] – 11 August 1970) was an Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist and writer from Maharashtra, India.She was one of the students of G.S. Ghurye, the founder of sociology in India.
He was Vice-Chancellor of Shivaji University in Kohlapur. [2] Besides teaching in Agra University, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Pune University, Dhanagare has been the President of the Indian Sociological Society, [3] He was a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Marathi Samajshastra Parishad, People's Union of Civil Liberties, Indian Association of Social ...
Akshay Ramanlal Desai (26 April 1915 – 12 November 1994) was an Indian sociologist, Marxist [1] and a social activist. [2] He was Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology in University of Bombay in 1967. [3]
Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a public open & distance learning university located in Delhi, India. Named after the former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of ₹ 20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985). [4]
He has been a teacher for 24 years. He has taught several subjects: metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophical anthropology, methodology, sociology, public administration, political science, history of Western philosophy, contemporary Indian philosophy, Marxism, Trinity, and English literature.
Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas (16 November 1916 – 30 November 1999) [1] was an Indian sociologist and social anthropologist. [2] He is mostly known for his work on caste and caste systems, social stratification, Sanskritisation and Westernisation in southern India and the concept of 'dominant caste'.
Krishna Kumar is an Indian intellectual and academician, noted for his writings on the sociology and history of education. [1] His academic oeuvre has drawn on multiple sources, including the school curriculum as a means of social inquiry. His work is also notable for its critical engagement with modernity in a colonized society.
He was a Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi where, since 2003, he remains Professor Emeritus of Sociology. [5] He was appointed National Research Professor by the Government of India in 2007. [6]