Category INDIAN SOCIOLOGY

Explore Indian Sociology through detailed visual study guides on major sociologists, theoretical perspectives and the structure and transformation of Indian society. This section covers G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas, A. R. Desai, André Béteille, Louis Dumont and other important thinkers, alongside caste, class, tribes, villages, agrarian relations, kinship, social change and modernisation. Designed for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university students, each guide combines clear explanations, interactive diagrams, critical comparisons, revision notes, answer-writing frameworks, quizzes and authoritative sources.

André Béteille on Caste, Class and Power: Complete Visual Study Guide

Andre Beteille caste, class and power are explained through a fullscreen interactive slider and detailed notes on the Sripuram village study, agrarian class structure, distribution of power, social change, inequality, reservations and affirmative action. Includes comparisons with Ghurye, Srinivas and Dumont, critical evaluation, contemporary applications, a model answer, glossary, FAQs and quiz for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university sociology students.

Louis Dumont on Caste: Hierarchy, Purity and Pollution — Complete Visual Study Guide

Louis Dumont’s perspective on caste is explained through an interactive fullscreen slider and concise notes on Homo Hierarchicus, hierarchy, purity and pollution, separation, division of labour, status and power, holism and individualism. Includes comparisons with G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas and André Béteille, critical evaluation, glossary, quiz, FAQs and answer-writing guidance for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university sociology examinations.

A. R. Desai: Marxist Sociology of Nationalism, State and Class — Complete Visual Study Guide

A. R. Desai sociology is explained through a fullscreen visual slider and detailed notes on historical materialism, colonial capitalism, Indian nationalism, social classes, the postcolonial state, agrarian struggles, labour, urbanisation and democratic rights. Includes major works, criticisms, thinker comparisons, glossary, interactive quiz, FAQs and answer-writing frameworks for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university sociology examinations.

G. S. Ghurye: Indology, Caste, Tribes and Indian Sociology — Complete Visual Study Guide

G. S. Ghurye sociology is explained through a fullscreen interactive slider and detailed notes on the Indological perspective, caste and race, six features of caste, tribes and integration, kinship, religion, cities, culture and the Bombay School. Includes thinker comparisons, criticisms, contemporary relevance, answer-writing frameworks, glossary, FAQs and quiz for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university sociology students.

M. N. Srinivas: Structural Functionalism, Sanskritization and Dominant Caste — Complete Visual Study Guide

M. N. Srinivas sociology is explained through a fullscreen interactive slider, conceptual diagrams and detailed notes on structural functionalism, field view, Sanskritization, Westernization, dominant caste, village studies and caste in modern India. Includes thinker comparisons, criticisms, answer-writing frameworks, glossary, FAQs and quiz for UPSC CSE Sociology Optional, State PSC, UGC-NET/JRF and university sociology students.

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