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André Beteille (born 30 September 1934), is an Indian sociologist, writer, and academician. He is known for his studies of the caste system in South India.[1] He has served with educational institutions in India such as Delhi School of Economics, North Eastern Hill University (in Shillong), and Ashoka University.
Andre Beteille | |
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 Beteille (left) receives the Padma Bhushan from the President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, c. 2005. | |
| Born | 30 September 1934 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Influences | G. S. Ghurye |
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| Discipline | Sociology |
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Beteille was born to a French father and an Indian mother.[2] He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropology from the University of Calcutta.[3] Thereafter he received his doctorate from the University of Delhi. After a brief stint at the Indian Statistical Institute as a research fellow, he joined the faculty of sociology at the Delhi School of Economics.[4]
He has taught at universities including Oxford University, Cambridge University, the University of Chicago, and the London School of Economics. He has also served as the Chairman of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta and of the Indian Council of Social Science Research.[4]
He was a Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi where, since 2003, he remains Professor Emeritus of Sociology.[5] He was appointed National Research Professor by the Government of India in 2007.[6]
Presently, he is the Chancellor of North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya [7] and prior to that he served as the Chancellor of Ashoka University.[8][9][10]
He is a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan, and was also made a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[11] He also served on the Social Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2010.[citation needed]
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