J. P. S. Uberoi
Indian sociologist and anthropologist (1934–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jitendra Pal Singh Uberoi (September 1934 – 3 January 2024)[1] was an Indian sociologist and philosophical anthropologist. He was a Professor of Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics. Uberoi is credited with contributions toward establishing sociology as a discipline of study in post-colonial India and also non-western reading of the west, including the study of the history and anthropology of science and European modernity.[2][3]
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Born | Jitendra Pal Singh Uberoi September 1934 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India |
Died | January 3, 2024 (aged 89) Delhi, India |
Alma mater | University College London University of Manchester Australian National University |
Occupation | Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics |
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Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Sociological Society (2011) |
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