Sociology in the Rubric of Social Science- Professor Ramkrishna Mukherjee Felicitation Volume (An Old and Rare Book)

About the Book This felicitation volume is in honour of Professor Ramkrishna Mukherjee, a scholar of eminence in the contemporary Indian social science, for his scholarship and erudition in sociology and other areas of social science. The volume owes its genesis to the attempts made by Mr. Yash Nandan, a specialist on Durkheim. In the seventies Mr. Nandan mooted the idea of collecting such papers from scholars. The book contains some of these papers along with articles contributed by scholars of both national and international repute. The biographical sketch of Prof. Mukherjee highlights his contribu- tion and wide-ranging services to sociology and allied disciplines.

Keeping in tune with the inter- ests of Prof. Mukherjee, that ranged from innovative and sensitive handling of social stratification and issues in social institutions like family to subtle issues and problems in other areas of social science, the papers included in this volume reflect wide-ranging ideas and thinking about the contemporary serial and biological situation in India and other countries.

About the Author R. K. Bhattacharya (born 1942), present Director of the Anthropological Survey of India, was associated with the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, and the faculty at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. His major area of academic interest, is the study of minori ties, and their mechanism of boundary maintenance, and social stratification. Dr. Bhattacharya is the author of several publications, significant among them is The Moslems of Rural Bengal, and Anthropology of Weaker Sections (associate editor). His concept of Bhadralok and Chhotolak has been recognized as a sig- nificant contribution in understanding stratification of rural society of Bengal. Dr. Bhattacharya is the editor of The Journal of Anthropological Survey of India. He is actively associated with the presti- gious national project of the Anthropo- logical Survey of India, "People of India".

Asok K. Ghosh (born-1936), Profes- sor of Anthropology in the University of Calcutta was a Fullbright Research Fellow in Harvard University (1967-1968) and a Visiting Professor of Palaeoanthropology at Frankfurt, Germany (1971). He was the President of Anthropology and Archaeology Section of the Indian Science Congress Association in 1975. His major area of research interest relates to the comprehensive and holistic study of man, particularly, the process of change and transformation in broad biological and cultural dimensions. Professor Ghosh is the author of a large number of publica- tion and his research findings are known through national and international academia.

Foreword Ramkrishna has been a major player on the contempo- rary Indian Social Science scene. This festschrift is a tribute to him, by fellow professionals, for his continuous and wide ranging service to sociology and allied disciplines. It is richly deserved.

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