Question

Who has stated that in india, direction of change is represented in a linear evolutionary form from 'traditionalization' towards 'modernization'?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Yogendra Singh is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and New Delhi. He is also its founder. He was born on 2nd November, 1932 in a Jamindar family of a village in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his Master’s and PhD degrees from Lucknow University. He had the privilege of being taught by eminent teachers like Radhakamal Mukerjee, D.P. Mukerji, D.N. Majumdar, Baljit Singh and A.K. Saran.

After attaining his doctorate, Singh taught for a period of three years at the Institute of Social Sciences, Agra, and later on joined Rajasthan University to start a new Department of Sociology along with T.K.N. Unnithan and Indra Deva.

He also taught at the University of Jodhpur for some time. After spending a decade in Rajasthan, Singh was invited to establish the Centre for the Study of Social Systems at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1971. He has guided more than thirty students for doctoral research. Yogendra Singh is very simple, creative and humanist in his real life, which also reflects in his writings.

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A distinguished scholar-theoretician, Singh has taught at various universities in India and abroad. He has also conducted significant fieldwork in several South Asian countries. He has been very actively engaged in the profession of sociology in India and held responsible positions on various academic as well as government committees concerned with the formulation of social policies.

He is member of the research advisory committee of the Planning Commission and the ICSSR and also convener of the UGC national panel of sociology. He has also been the President of Indian Sociological Society. He is the recipient of several awards for his contributions to sociology and social anthropology.

Methodology:

Yogendra Singh is neither functionalist nor Marxist but he empha­sizes theory in relation to context. Therefore, he relates structural-functional, structuralism, structural-historical, culturalism and Marxist orientation and constructs in the study social stratification. He applied integrated approach for his analysis of social stratification, modernization and change in Indian society.

Writings:

Singh has published extensively in national and international scholarly research journals. He is also author of many books.

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His main works are:

1. Modernization of Indian Tradition (1973)

2. Essays on Modernization (1977)

3. Social Stratification and Social Change in India (1978)

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4. Image of Man: Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology (1984)

5. Indian Sociology: Social Conditioning and Emerging Concerns (1987)

6. Social Change in India: Crisis and Resilience (1993)

7. Culture Change in India: Identity and Globalization (2000)

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8. Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology (2004)

9. Social Aspects of Scientific and Technological Revolution (co-author) (1978)

10. Sociology of Non- Violence and Peace (co-author) (1968)

11. Traditions of Non- Violence (co-author) (1972)