About: A. M. (Arvind Manilal) Shah (Sociologist)
Professor Arvind M. Shah retired from his professorship in the Department of Sociology at the University of Delhi in 1996. He had been a student of M. N. Srinivas in 1952 and became a teacher in sociology at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 1958. He moved to the University of Delhi in 1961.[1]
According to Hetukar Jha, Shah wrote the first paper on the sociological history of India.[2] He was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Indian Sociological Society (ISS) in 2009.[3] He had held the office of ISS President in 1992-93 and had been secretary, sometimes jointly, from 1967 to 1972.[4]
Publications
Among Shah's publications, his The Household Dimension of the Family in India (1973) is regarded as a landmark study and in 2014 was re-issued in a single volume titled The Writings of A. M. Shah: The Household and Family in India, which included some of his later writings on the subject - The Family in India: Critical Essays (1998) and Essays on the Family and the Elderly.[5]
Awards and honours
A festschrift in Shah's honour was published in 2010, entitled Understanding Indian Society: Past and Present (Essays for A M Shah).[6]
References
- ↑ The Writings of A. M. Shah The Household and Family in India{{#if:Shah|, Shah}. Orient Longman(2014). ISBN 978-8-12505-340-8
- ↑ A look at India with a sociological approach. The Telegraph(12 December 2015).
- ↑ About Indian Sociological Society. Indian Sociological Society.
- ↑ Office Bearers Over The Years. Indian Sociological Society.Template:Dead link
- ↑ [{{{url}}} The Writings of A.M. Shah: The Household and Family in India]. Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.
- ↑ Book Review. Journal of Social and Economic Development({Template:Date).