Indian Sociological Society (ISS) is a professional body of sociologists in
India
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It publishes academic research journals, the ''Sociological Bulletin'' in English and the ''Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha'' in Hindi language.
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History
In in December 1951, the ''Indian Sociological Society'' was registered in Bombay
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by an initiative of its Founder-President (1951-1966), Prof. G. S. Ghurye, who was then Head of the Department of Sociology at University of Bombay
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. Prof. J. V. Fereira and Prof. K. M. Kapadia were the founding Secretaries.
Activities
Lifetime Achievement Awards
From time to time, ISS grants the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' to those who contribute to the advancement in the rigorous research knowledge and research in the field of sociology.["Remembering Professor Arvind M. Shah, a Genial Doyen of Sociology", The Wire, 21 Sep 2020.]
Publication of academic journals
From March 1952, ISS started publishing a biannual english language academic research journal titled ''Sociological Bulletin''.[ From January 2014, ISS started publishing a hindi language academic research journal titled ''Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha''.][Publication of new journal called Sameeksha]
insoso.org, accessed 14 sept 2021.
Seminars
It occasionally holds seminars/workshops on selected themes of National Importance. For example, its Diamond Jubilee seminar was attended by over 2000 sociologists from several nations across the world, which was inaugurate by the Vice President of India
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, Hamid Ansari
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See also
* Indian Council of Social Science Research
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) is the national body overseeing research in the social sciences in India. It was established in New Delhi in 1969.
Council
The Council is currently chaired by Bhushan Patwardhan. Current ...
(ICSSR)
* The Indian Sociologist
''The Indian Sociologist'' was an Indian nationalist journal in the early 20th century. Its subtitle was ''An Organ of Freedom, and Political, Social, and Religious Reform''.
The journal was edited by Shyamji Krishnavarma from 1905 to 1914, ...
* Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It is Asia's oldest institute for professional social work education and was founded in 1936 in then Bombay Presidency of British India a ...
References
External links
official website
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Sociological organizations
Organizations established in 1951
Professional associations based in India
Academic journals published in India
Sociology journals