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Issue 12 December 2019
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Rajasthan Sociological Association
राजस्थान समाजशास्त्र पररषद्
Newsletter Editorial Board
Editor:
Tribhu Nath Dubey (Kota)
Co-Editors:
Supriya Seth (Kota)
Lalit Kumawat (Udaipur)
Mahesh Nawria (Jaipur)
Office Bearers
President : Prof. Suresh Chandra Rajora (Chittorgarh)
Vice President: Dr. Ashutosh Vyas (Chittorgarh)
Dr. Meenakshi Meena (Jodhpur)
Secretary: Mr. Tribhu Nath Dubey (Kota)
Joint Secretary: Dr. Lalit Kumawat (Udaipur)
Treasurer: Dr. Mahesh Nawria (Jaipur)
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Table of Contents
01 Message from the President Page 4
02 Editorial Page 6
06 Felicitations Page 17
President
Prof. S. C. Rajora
SC Rajora
RSA Conferences
2018 & 2019
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XXV RSA Conference - 2018
Contemporary India
Prospects, Challenges and Responses
Rajasthan Sociological Association (RSA) There were six technical sessions and two
XXV annual conference was organized panel discussions during the conference
successfully by the Department of which thread bare discussed pertinent
Sociology, Govt. Arts Girls College, Kota on issues being faced by the contemporary
20- 21 December, 2018 under Organizing Indian Society. Remarkable number of
Secretaryship of Dr Subodh Kumar. young scholars’ participation was
Conference theme was CONTEMPORARY observed in the conference.
INDIA: PROSPECTS, CHALLENGES
AND RESPONSES. Theme embodied The decadal issue of the Journal of
multifarious issues emerging in the age of Rajasthan Sociological Association was
technologically aided fast paced society and also released during the conference and
its various ramifications needing to be life-time achievement awards were
observed, thoroughly examined, analysed conferred upon exemplary sociologists of
and interpreted from different perspectives. Rajasthan for their work and
accomplishments to Prof. Kirti Rajimwale
More than 500 participants from all over (JNVU, Jodhpur) and Dr. R. K. Saxena,
India and Bangladesh participated in the Bikaner.
Conference and made it a big success with
their presence and participation during two The conference had remarkable inter-
days. Renowned Sociologist Prof. Anand disciplinary as well as local participation.
Kumar, Anthropologist Prof Vinay The organization of the conference
Shrivastav, Prof. K. L. Sharma, Prof. Naresh epitomized the teamwork spirit of the staff
Bharagav, Prof. Rajiv Gupta, Prof. Mohan members of the college and
Advani, Prof. Fouzia Mannan, Prof. S. C. administration’s willingness to put through
Rajora among several others shared their an academic excellence despite challenges
thoughts and enlightened the participants and paucity of resources.
with their knowledge.
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XXVI Annual Conference - 2019
XXVI RSA annual conference was About 300 deligates participated in the
held at Department of Sociology, conference which included national
Sanatan Dharm Government College and international scholars apart from
Beawar (Ajmer) on 11-12 October, RSA members.
2019. Dr. Alok Kumar Meena was the
organizing secretary. Third I P Modi Memorial Oration was
delivered by Prof. Anand Kumar who
Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri from also gave valedictory speech in the
CSSS, JNU, New Delhi enlightened conference.
the delegates with her eloquent and
insightful keynote address. Many eminent sociologists like Prof. B
K Nagla, Prof. Mohan Advani, Prof. N
XI issue of Rajasthan Journal of K Bhargava, Prof. C L Sharma among
Sociology was released during the others graced the event with their
conference and lifetime achievement thought and guidance.
Awards for 2019 was conferred upon
three eminent sociologists namely The annual general body meeting of
Prof. Kailash Nath Vyas, Jodhpur; RSA and Executive committee
Prof. Sushila Jain, Jaipur; and Prof. meeting were also held and a number
Hanuman Gujrati, Beawar for their of organizational issues were
exemplary work in the field of discussed.
Sociology in Rajasthan.
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RSA Lifetime
Achievement Award
2019
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RSA Lifetime Awardee - 2019
Prof. Kailash
Nath Vyas
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Prof. Sushila
Jain
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ु राती
प्रो. हनमु ान गज
राजस्थान महाविद्यालय विक्षा सेिा में तीन दिकों से अविक सेिा प्रदान कर
िततमान में सेिा-वनिृत होकर विक्षा एिं िोि के स्तर पर अभी भी सविय
आचायत हनमु ान गज ु राती ने राजस्थान में समाजिास्त्र को व्यािहाररक एिं
िैक्षविक स्तर पर सदु रू क्षेत्रों में पहुँचाने का श्रेयस्कर कायत वकया है। प्रो.
गज ु राती िर्त 2019 के आजीिन उपलब्धि सम्मान प्राप्त करने िाले तीसरे
समाजिास्त्री हैं। आप आजीिन समाजिास्त्र के एक गभ ं ीर अध्येता रहे हैं एिं
विर्य की अवजतत वििेर्ज्ञता को जीिटता के साथ वजया है। आप राजस्थान
समाजिास्त्र पररर्द ्के प्रारंवभक सम्माननीय सदस्यों में से हैं और 1975 से
2011 के दौरान पदस्थापन पर जहाुँ भी आप रहे, समाजिास्त्रीय विमित को
कें द्र में लाने का प्रयास वकया। इस दौरान आपने बहसख् ं य राष्ट्रीय और
अतं रातष्ट्रीय गोवियों और पररचचातओं में सामावजक िवं चतों, वस्त्रयों,
मानिाविकार हनन और पयातिरिीय सक ं ट के मद्दु ों पर बौरिक हस्तक्षेप करते
रहे।
प्रो. गज ु राती ने सन ् 1975 में प्रवतकूल सामावजक और पाररिाररक
पररब्स्थवतयों के होते हए भी राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय जयपरु से स्नातकोत्तर-
समाजिास्त्र की उपावि स्िित पदक के साथ प्राप्त कर एक वमसाल प्रस्ततु की
और पीवियों को प्रेररत करते रहे। आपने अपने िैक्षविक जीिन की िरुु आत
उसी िर्त हाड़ौती के राजकीय महाविद्यालय बारां से की एिं तदन्तर के कड़ी,
भीलिाड़ा, कोटा, धयािर और झन्ु झनु ू के राजकीय महाविद्यालयों में योग्य
एिं लोकवप्रय समाजिास्त्र प्राध्यापक के रूप में अपनी छाप छोड़ी। आपने
स्नातक महाविद्यालय प्राचायत के रूप में मेड़तावसटी और जेतारि में तथा
राजकीय कन्या महाविद्यालय झालािाड़ में स्नातकोत्तर प्राचायत के रूप में
पदस्थावपत रहते हए प्रिासवनक कुिलता और िैक्षविक नेतत्ृ ि का श्रेि
पररचय वदया।
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RSA Newsletter , Issue 12 December 2019
2019 was a very fruitful year in terms of reaching out to young writers and
sociologists in the state. First of all, the module which was developed by
RSA provided basis for a writers workshop in Vanasthali Vidyapeeth. An
appreciable number of Vidyapeeth teaching staff members participated in
that workshop and benefited from it.
From 15-21 September, 2019, a seven days writing and research
methodology workshop was organized at BN University Udaipur workshop
by Dr. Paresh Dwivedi under the aegis of RSA.
The third RSA writers’ workshop was organized by Dr. Deepak Pancholi at
MP PG College, Chittorgarh from 26-28 September, 2019.
Felicitations
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Young generation of Sociologists at Udaipur have Set an example for
other places to emulate. They value their teachers and find opportunities
to make them feel special which they, in fact, are! 2019 was an year
when at three different occasions, three senior and retired professors
of sociology were felicitated and their works were discussed under the aegis of
Samajshastra Vichar Manch,Udaipur. Prof. NK Bhargava was felicitated
on 17 th February, 2019 by his students and scholars at BN University, Udaipur.
It was 28 th of July 2019 when Professor C L Sharma was honored in the
premises of Shramjivi College. Prof. Mohan Advani was similarly felicitated on 5 th
November, 2019 at Udaipur.
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Sociology as a Career
Interaction at Sophia College, Ajmer
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Orienting Future Sociologists
The discussion started with the basic question as to why one should opt Sociology for
Post Graduate studies and it went on to discuss what are the career opportunities in
sociology?
Professor Rajora explained and focussed on areas such as teaching, survey, research and
community services along with the extension activities which a student of Sociology
after doing PG may take up as career. They were sensitised that one’s performance,
commitment, devotion, communication skill and research aptitude play crucial role in
attaining success. Students were briefed about the following career trajectories:
Participants showed keenness in understanding the positions, packages and the sources
of funding related to each career path. They also responded that prior to the interaction,
they did not know much about the discussed career scope in Sociology.
Publications
by RSA Members
21
Member’s Books Published in
2019
Member’s
Achievements
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Prof. S. L. Sharma
Prof. S. L. Sharma, UoR, Jaipur successfully participated in LEAP India program
(Leadership for Academician program), an initiative taken up by Ministry of
Human Resource Development, in October 2018 to impart training to
Academician in the country from universities/institutions of higher education in
order to train the second generation for academic leadership. In this regard,
three weeks training (two weeks domestic visit and one week foreign visit) was
undertaken by Prof. Sharma. Two weeks training program was organized by
Indian Institute of Science Education & Research ( IISER), Kolkata from 11th to
22nd February 2019 & one week training was imparted by Harvard Graduate
school of Education (USA) from 6th to 10th March 2019.