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| name = Indian Sociological Society<br />
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| formation = {{Start date|1951|}}<br />
| website= {{URL|http://www.insoso.org}}<br />
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'''Indian Sociological Society''' ('''ISS''') is a professional body of sociologists in [[India]].<ref name=j1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/indian-sociological-society-turns-60/article2715846.ece |title=Indian Sociological Society turns 60 |work=The Hindu |date=2011-12-15 |accessdate=2013-03-31}}</ref> It publishes academic research journals, the '''''Sociological Bulletin''''' in English and the '''''Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha''''' in Hindi language.<ref name=j4/><br />
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== History ==<br />
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In December 1951, the ''Indian Sociological Society'' was registered in [[Bombay]] by an initiative of its Founder-President (1951-1966), Prof. G. S. Ghurye, who was then Head of the Department of Sociology at [[University of Bombay]]. Prof. J. V. Fereira and Prof. K. M. Kapadia were the founding Secretaries.<ref name=j2>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-11/delhi/30504136_1_jnu-sociologists-sociology-conference |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035041/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-11/delhi/30504136_1_jnu-sociologists-sociology-conference |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-11 |title=Sociology conference at JNU today |date=2011-12-11 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-03-31}}</ref><br />
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== Activities ==<br />
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=== Lifetime Achievement Awards ===<br />
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From time to time, ISS grants the ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' to those who contribute to the advancement of knowledge and research in the field of sociology.<ref>"Remembering Professor Arvind M. Shah, a Genial Doyen of Sociology", The Wire, 21 Sep 2020.</ref><br />
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=== Publication of academic journals ===<br />
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From March 1952, ISS started publishing a biannual english language academic research journal titled ''Sociological Bulletin''.<ref name=j2/> From January 2014, ISS started publishing a hindi language academic research journal titled ''Bhartiya Samajshastra Sameeksha''.<ref name=j4>[http://www.insoso.org/publications/sameeksha Publication of new journal called Sameeksha] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530064946/http://insoso.org/publications/sameeksha |date=2023-05-30 }}, insoso.org, accessed 14 sept 2021.</ref><br />
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=== Seminars ===<br />
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It occasionally holds seminars/workshops on selected themes of National Importance. For example, its Diamond Jubilee seminar was attended by over 2000 sociologists from several nations across the world, which was inaugurate by the [[Vice President of India]], [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari|Hamid Ansari]].<ref name=j2/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]] (ICSSR)<br />
* [[The Indian Sociologist]]<br />
* [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]]<br />
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== References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.insoso.org/index.php official website]<br />
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