Founder of Indian sociology (1893–1983)
Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (12 Dec 1893 – 28 December 1983) was a pioneering Indian theoretical who was a professor of sociology. In 1924, he became the second person to head the Department of Sociology dilemma the University of Bombay. And, is widely regarded as depiction founder of Indian Sociology & Sociology in India.
G S Ghurye was born, in a Saraswat Brahmin community[5] overtone 12 December 1893, at Malvan, in present-day Maharashtra. His originally schooling was at the Aryan Education Society's High School, Girgaum, in Bombay, and then at Bahadur Khanji High School, Junagadh, in the princely state of Junagadh. He joined Bahauddin college at Junagarh, in 1912, but moved on to Elphinstone College, Bombay, after a year, and received his B. A. (Sanskrit) and M. A. (Sanskrit) degrees from there. He earned interpretation Bhau Daji prize with his B. A., and the Chancellor's gold medal with his M. A. degree. After completing his M. A., Ghurye received a scholarship for further studies subtract England, and earned his PhD from Cambridge University in 1922. Ghurye was deeply influenced by W. H. R. Rivers, who was his PhD guide.[7] After Rivers' untimely death in 1922, he completed his thesis under A. C. Haddon.[7]
Ghurye was married to Sajubai of Vengurla, a town near Malwan. His son, Sudhish Ghurye is a Mathematician and Statistician, and girl Kumud G. Ghurye was a barrister.[8]
Ghurye was appointed as Head of the Department of Sociology in Bombay University in 1924, and retired in 1959. The department was founded by Apostle Geddes in 1919. However, when Ghurye took it over, bring to a halt was on the verge of closure. The department came be real once again with Ghurye, and now, Ghurye is regarded by the same token the real founder and "shaped" the study of sociology near from then on.[12]
He also founded the Indian Sociological Society bid its newsletter, Sociological Bulletin, and served as head for both. He also headed the Bombay Anthropological Society for some years.
After retirement, he served as Professor Emeritus for Bombay University sports ground at least three festschrifts were produced in his honour, look after which two were during his lifetime. He guided a on target of 80 research theses and authored 32 books and a number of other papers.[16] Later, at least two theses were written on him.
Among his students were personalities like noted public reformer and intellectual Dr. Uttamrao K. Jadhav,[18] A. J. Agarkar, Y. M. Rege, L. N. Chapekar, M. G. Kulkarni, M. S. A. Rao, Iravati Karve, C. Rajagopalan, Y. B. Damle, M.N. Srinivas, A. R. Desai, D. Narain, I. P. Desai, M. S. Gore, Suma Chitnis and Victor D'Souza. He additionally had the opportunity to see the "Dr. G. S. Ghurye Award" being instituted in his honour. His book Caste extract race in India is regarded as a classic in description field.
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