Professor Arvind M. Shah (1939-2020)[1] 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.[2]
According to Hetukar Jha, Shah wrote the first paper on the sociological history of India.[3] He was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award from the Indian Sociological Society (ISS) in 2009.[4] He had held the office of ISS President in 1992-93 and had been secretary, sometimes jointly, from 1967 to 1972.[5]
Publications
editAmong 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.[6]
Awards and honours
editA festschrift in Shah's honour was published in 2010, entitled Understanding Indian Society: Past and Present (Essays for A M Shah).[7]
References
edit- ^ Patel, Tulsi (January 2021). "Professor Arvind Manilal Shah: Researcher, Teacher and Institution Builder". Sociological Bulletin. 70 (1): 111–124. eISSN 2457-0257. ISSN 0038-0229.
- ^ Shah, Arvind M. (2014). "Foreword". The Writings of A. M. Shah The Household and Family in India. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-8-12505-340-8.
- ^ "A look at India with a sociological approach". The Telegraph. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "About Indian Sociological Society". Indian Sociological Society. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Office Bearers Over The Years" (PDF). Indian Sociological Society. Retrieved 24 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Writings of A.M. Shah: The Household and Family in India, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
- ^ Swaminathan, Padmini (June 2011). "Book Review". Journal of Social and Economic Development. 13 (2).