Contributions to Indian Sociology
The journal presents a diversity of theoretical approaches to the study of society in India. It provides a forum for divergent views on Indian society, believing that differences of approach are born of genuine scholarly concerns. Regular features include research articles, review articles, a 'discussion' section, book reviews and notes.
Electronic access:
Contributions to Indian Sociology is available electronically on SAGE Journals Online at http://journals.sagepub.com/home/CIS.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Contributions to Indian Sociology (CIS) is a peer-reviewed journal which has encouraged and fostered cutting-edge scholarship on South Asian societies and cultures over the last 50 years. Its features include research articles, short comments and book reviews. The journal also publishes special issues to highlight new and significant themes in the discipline.
CIS invites articles on all countries of South Asia, the South Asian diaspora as well as on comparative studies related to the region. The journal favours articles in which theory and data are mutually related. It welcomes a diversity of theoretical approaches and methods.
CIS was founded by Louis Dumont and David Pocock in 1957 but ceased publication in 1966. A new series commenced publication the next year (1967) at the initiative of T.N. Madan with the support of an international group of scholars including Professors Louis Dumont, A.C. Mayer, Milton Singer and M.N. Srinivas. Published annually till 1974, Contributions became a biannual publication in 1975. From 1999, the journal has been published thrice a year.
| Rita Brara | Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi and Ashoka University, Sonepat, India |
| Swargajyoti Gohain | Ashoka University, Sonepat, India |
| Renny Thomas | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, India |
| Amita Baviskar | Ashoka University, Sonepat, India |
| Lawrence Cohen | University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Veena Das | Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| Matthew Hull | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA |
| T N Madan | Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India |
| Shail Mayaram | Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, India |
| Deepak Mehta | Ashoka University, Sonepat, India |
| Sasanka Perera | South Asian University, New Delhi, India |
| Arild Engelsen Ruud | University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway |
| Sanjay Srivastava | SOAS, University of London, London, UK |
| Nandini Sundar | University of Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Patricia Uberoi | Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, India |
| Carol Upadhya | National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India |
| Virginius Xaxa | Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India |
| Mallika Chaudhuri | Contributions to Indian Sociology, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India |
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