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Indian Sociological Society
The Indian Sociological Society as a professional body has come of age. The Society stands as a shining example of how academic affairs of a social science discipline could be organised and how Sociologists, young and old from different regions of India having academic interest in diverse fields of specialisation could be brought on one forum.
Our Journal Sociological Bulletin is listed in SCOPUS RC32: Women,Gender,and Society Essay Competition ISA Membership Grants for Students
The Indian Sociological Society was set up in Bombay with the initiative of Prof. G. S. Ghurye, Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Bombay. The Society was registered in December 1951 under the Societies Registration Act. G. S. Ghurye was the Founder-President. Prof. J. V. Fereira followed by Prof. K. M. Kapadia were the Secretaries. Prof. Ghurye served as President of the ISS from 1951 to 1966. The Society started a biannual journal Sociological Bulletin from March 1952. It held seminars/workshops occasionally on selected themes but did not organize large conferences. With the initiative taken by Prof. R. N. Saxena, from the year 1955 onwards six All India Sociological Conferences (AISC) were held in different parts of the country.
Prof. Gail Omvedt
Prof. M.N. Karna
Prof. Anand Kumar
Prof. Bidyut Joshi
Prof. Shyam Lal
Prof. N. Jayaram
Prof. M.S.Gore
Prof. Ramkrishna Mukherji
Prof. Y.B. Damle
Prof. Victor D’Souza
Prof. Yogedra Singh
Prof. Leela Dube
Prof. Brij Raj Chauhan
Prof. P. C. Joshi
Prof. T. N. Madan
Prof. Andre Beteille
Prof. A. M. Shah
Prof. Bela Duttagupta
Prof. Suma Chitnis
Prof. D. N. Dhanagare
Prof. T. K. Oommen
Prof. S. K. Srivastava
Prof. P. K. B. Nayar
Prof. J. P. S. Uberoi
Prof. C. Lakshmanna
Prof. U. B. Bhoite
Prof. K. L. Sharma
Prof. Parha Nath Mukherji
Prof. Ravindra K. Jain
Prof. Satyendra Tripathi
Prof. Prakash N. Pimpley
Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad
Prof. Ramesh C. Tiwari
Prof. Y. C. Simhadri
Prof. Ishwar Prasad Modi
Prof. Harish Doshi
Prof. Patricia Uberoi
Prof. Yogesh Atal
Prof. Ratna Naidu
Prof. Nandu Ram
ISS had a strong international presence since it has been established in 1951. It has been a member of the International Sociological Association (ISA) from 1950 onwards and its members have represented India in ISA’s executive and as its officers since its inception.