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Shyama Charan Dube (S.C.Dube) (25 July 1922 – 4 February 1996) was an Indian anthropologist and sociologist and former president of the Indian Sociological Society (1975–76).[1]

Education and career

Born in Madhya Pradesh, India, Dube took his Master's Degree from Nagpur university in Political Science and started his professional career as lecturer in Hislop College Nagpur Maharashtra. He later joined Department of Political Science in Lucknow university[2]

Books

  • Indian villageISBN 113563887X
  • India's Changing Villages (1958) (Routledge and Kegan Paul) ISBN 9780415175715
  • Contemperory India and its modernization
  • Modernization and Development: The Search for Alternative Paradigms ISBN 0862327296ISBN 978-0862327293
  • Antiquity to modernity in Tribal India
  • Understanding Change : Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives
  • Public Services and Social Responsibility
  • Field Songs of Chattisgarh ISBN 978-1178647631
  • Tradition and Development
  • On crisis and Commitment in Social Sciences.
  • The Kamar
  • Secularization in Multi- religious Societies
  • Development perspective for the 1980's(1983)Abhinav Publications ISBN 0391029479

Positions occupied

  • Deputy Director - Anthropological survey of India
  • Adviser - National Institute of (Rural) Community Development
  • ICSSR National Fellow(1980-1993)
  • Deputy director of advanced studies - Shimla
  • vice chanceller - Jammu University (1978–80)

Contribution

Although he recognizes semi autonomous character of Indian Villages he does not regard it as static , timeless and changeless. His study of Shamirpet provides description of social economic , ritual structure and family level living.[2]

Felicitation volume

Changing status of depressed castes in contemperory india- Essays in honour of prof S C Dube ISBN 8170350425 ISBN 978-8170350422

References

  1. ^ Chauhan, Brij Raj (1996-03-01). "OBITUARY: Shyama Charan Dube (25.7.1922—4.2.1996) (Former President, Indian Sociological Society, 1975-76)". Sociological Bulletin. 45 (1): 130–133. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23619712.
  2. ^ a b Mondal, Puja. "Biography of Shyamacharan Dube and his contribution to Indian Sociology". Yourarticlelibrary.


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