Yogesh Atal (9 October 1937 – 13 April 2018) was an Indian sociologist. He held a Ph.D. degree in

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and a D.Sc. (honoris causa).

Career

He joined UNESCO in 1974 and retired in 1997 as Principal Director in Social Sciences. He was honoured by the

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and the

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for his contributions to social sciences. The author and editor of a number of books on development related themes, he edited a trilogy of books on Poverty. After retiring from UNESCO, Atal functioned for a year as Director-General of the Indian Institute of Education, Pune and as Chairman of the Programmes Committee of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI). He was a member of the ICSSR Council and of the Governing Board of the

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, Allahabad. He was on the Governing Board of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare. He served on the High-Powered Committee appointed by the

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in 2007 to examine the Demand of

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s for a Tribal Status. He also served as Member of the National Advisory Committee for the

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ISHG 2009, organised by the

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in March 2009. Professor Yogesh Atal was Program Advisory Board member at Sunstone Business School and Visiting Professor at the

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, Ujjain.

Books

His books include:Yogesh Atal books and articles on Unesco docs
/ref> * ''Changing Frontiers of Caste'' * ''Local Communities and National Politics'' * ''Building a Nation'' * ''Social Sciences: the Indian Scene'' * ''MaNDAte for Political Transition'' * ''The Poverty Question : Search for Solutions'' * ''Indian Sociology : From Where to Where – Footnotes to the History of the Discipline'' * ''Understanding the Social Sphere : The Village and Beyond'' * ''Changing Indian Society'' * ''Education and Development'' * ''Entering the Global Village'' A

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honouring him was published under the title,
Emerging Social Science Concerns
' (, edited by Surendra K Gupta).

References

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