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Shyama Charan Dube

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Shyama Charan Dube
Born(1922-07-25)25 July 1922
Died4 February 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 73)
NationalityIndian
EducationNagpur University
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology, Sociology
InstitutionsHislop 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

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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][better source needed]

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][better source needed]

Contribution

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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][better source needed] 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Mondal, Puja (11 April 2014). "Biography of Shyamacharan Dube and his contribution to Indian Sociology". Yourarticlelibrary.
  3. ^ a b c 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.