NONGPOH:
The 47th All India Sociological Conference was inaugurated on December 20 by Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam at University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM). The theme of the conference is “Hundred Years of Sociology in India: Exploring Trajectories for the Future”.
The three-day-long mega sociological conference is being hosted by USTM, and is being organised by the Indian Sociological Society from December 20 to December 22.
Over 1200 sociologists from various colleges and universities belonging to different states of India will be participating in the conference.
Addressing the august gathering, Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi said, “It is a matter of pride that USTM, one of the youngest universities is hosting such a mega event for the first time in North East India. USTM is one of the promising educational institutions emphasising quality of education to the students of NE India.”
Appreciating the leadership of USTM, the Governor said that chancellor Mahbubul Hoque is providing a global outlook to the students to create human resources to fuel the socio-economic growth of our country. He also released a book on “Gender, Law and Social Transformation in India” and handed over lifetime achievement awards to Prof. IS Chauhan from Bhopal and Prof. R Indira from Mysuru.
Padma Bhushan recipient Prof. Emeritus, TK Oommen, from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi made the keynote address titled “On the Foibles of Indian Sociology: Suggestions Towards their Rectification”.
The presidential address on “Hundred Years of Sociology in India: Mapping the Trajectory”, was delivered by Prof. Abha Chauhan, president of the Indian Sociological Society, and professor of Sociology at the University of Jammu.
Prof GD Sharma, vice chancellor of USTM also addressed the gathering. The inaugural session ended with a vote of thanks from Prof. Manish Verma, secretary, the Indian Sociological Society.
In this respect, Prof. BI Laskar, organizing secretary of 47th All India Sociological Conference said that this three-day-long mega sociological event includes three memorial lectures, three plenary sessions, and 29 technical sessions apart from the inaugural and valedictory sessions. The conference schedule also includes lifetime achievement awards, memorial prizes, book launches, etc.
Some titles of the various sessions of the conference are – A Century of Sociology in India: Teaching and Research, North East India in Sociological and Social Anthropological Studies: Emerging Issues and Concerns, Sociology and Social Policy Interface: The Roadmap for the Post-Covid World, Paradoxes and Trajectories of Development: State and Tribes in India, The New in the Old: Celebrating Fifty Years of Modernization of Indian Tradition.
Some of the papers and presenters of the conference are Prof. Nandini Sundar, University of Delhi on “Who do Sociologists Write For?”, Prof. Maitrayee Chaudhuri, JNU, New Delhi on “Teaching and Research: The Symbiotic Relationship”, Prof. Rajiv Gupta, Rajasthan University, Jaipur on “Indian Sociology and Modernity: Freedom Movement as Perspective”, Prof. Tiplut Nongbri, CSSS/ SSS, JNU, New Delhi on “Researching India’s Northeast: Issues and Challenges”, Prof. AC Sinha, formerly Professor of Sociology, NEHU, Shillong on “Sociology Comes to Northeast Indian Frontier”, and Prof. Chandan K. Sharma, Tezpur University on “Conceptualisation of ‘Northeast’ and Sociological Studies in the Region”.