Shyama Charan Dube | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1922 |
| Died | 4 February 1996 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Nagpur University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, Sociology |
| Institutions | Hislop College, University of Lucknow |
Shyama Charan Dube (S.C.Dube) (25 July 1922 – 4 February 1996) was an Indian anthropologist, sociologist, and former president of the Indian Sociological Society from 1975 to 1976.[1]
Education and career
Born in Narsinghpur that is now in Madhya Pradesh, India, Dube earned his Master's Degree in Political Science from Nagpur University and started his professional career as a lecturer in Hislop College in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He later joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Lucknow. [2]
From 1972-1977, Dube served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. During this time, he was also the President of the Indian Sociological Society from 1975-1976. He later became. the Vice Chancellor at Jammu University from 1978-1980. From 1980-1983, he was a National Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research.[2]
Contribution
Dube was known for his research of Indian villages and tribal societies.[3] Specifically, he made use of the structural functionalist approach to study these villages.[2] He studied the Kamar tribe, an aboriginal group in Madhya Pradesh.[1]
He was a firm believer in understanding and focusing on the larger ideas in anthropology rather than the menial words or concepts that make up those ideas.[3] He also emphasized the malleability of anthropological concepts and their ability to change over time.[3]
Books
- 1955 Indian Village
- 1958 India's Changing Villages
- 1974 Contemporary India and its Modernization
- 1988 Modernization and Development: The Search for Alternative Paradigms
- 1998 Antiquity to Modernity in Tribal India
- 1992 Understanding Change: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives
- 1979 Public Services and Social Responsibility
- 1947 Field Songs of Chhattisgarh
- 1990 Tradition and Development
- 1983 On Crisis and Commitment in Social Sciences
- 1951 The Kamar
- 1983 Secularization in Multi-Religious Societies
- 1983 Development Perspective for the 1980s
References
- 1 2 Chauhan, Brij Raj (1996-03-01). "OBITUARY: Shyama Charan Dube (25.7.1922—4.2.1996) (Former President, Indian Sociological Society, 1975-76)". Sociological Bulletin. 45 (1): 130–133. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23619712.
- 1 2 3 Mondal, Puja. "Biography of Shyamacharan Dube and his contribution to Indian Sociology". Yourarticlelibrary.
- 1 2 3 Srivastava, Vinay Kumar (2020-06-01). "On the Concept of Community: A Tribute to Professor Shyama Charan Dube (25 July 1922–4 February 1996)". Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India. 69 (1): 145–164. doi:10.1177/2277436X20927224. ISSN 2277-436X.