About the Book

This anthology, consisting of fourteen essays written by students of Professor Brij Raj Chauhan, has been prepared to honour him for his outstanding contribution in enriching Indian sociology for all these years.

The contributing authors not only represent a wide variety of disciplines like sociology, anthropology, political science and international relations but include civil servants as well.

Though having disjointed themes, the papers try to reflect upon some of the major trends in Indian sociology. Some essays are essentially village studies while others go beyond the village – in terms of research sites and conceptual frameworks. Authors have followed different approaches in studying the society, but all have attempted to improve upon our understanding of the social sphere.

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About the Author / Editor

Yogesh Atal has had a long and distinguished career, first as UNESCO’s Regional Adviser for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific, and then as its Principal Director in charge of co-ordination of work related to the World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen in 1995. He later assumed the responsibility for the follow-up to the Summit and particularly to co-ordinate UNESCO’s activities relative to eradication of poverty. He also collaborated with the International Social Science Council in developing its Programme of Comparative Research on Poverty (CROP). He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including, “Indian Sociology from Where to Where, Mandate for Political Transition: Re-emergence of Vajpayee and The Poverty Question: Search for Solutions.”

Rajesh Misra is Reader in Sociology at University of Lucknow. He has also taught at Ajmer (Dayanand College) and Nainital (Kumaun University). He has published several research papers. He specializes in Sociological Theory and Sociology of Social Movements.

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