G. S. Ghurye

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G. S. Ghurye.
File:Govind Sadashiv Ghurye.jpg
Born(1893-12-12)12 December 1893
Malvan, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died28 December 1983(1983-12-28) (aged 90)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India[2]
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian (formerly British subject
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Spouse(s)Sajubai Ghurye.
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, Anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Bombay
Doctoral advisorW. H. R. Rivers & A. C. Haddon.
InfluencesW. H. R. Rivers.

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Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (12 December 1893 – 28 December 1983) was an Indian professor of sociology.[3] In 1924, he became the second person to head the Department of Sociology at the University of Bombay.[4]

Education[edit]

Ghurye was born on 12 December 1893, at Malvan, in present-day Maharashtra.[2] His early 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 Janugadh.[2] 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.[5] He earned the Bhau Daji prize with his B. A., and the Chancellor's gold medal with his M. A. degree.[5] After completing his M. A., Ghurye received a scholarship for further studies in England, and earned his PhD from Cambridge University in 1922.[2] Ghurye was deeply influenced by W. H. R. Rivers, who was his PhD guide.[6] After Rivers' untimely death in 1922, he completed his thesis under A. C. Haddon.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Ghurye was married to Sajubai of Vengurla, a town near Malwan.[2] His son, Sudhish Ghurye is a Mathematician and Statistician, and daughter Kumud G. Ghurye was a barrister.[7]

Career[edit]

Ghurye was appointed as Head of Department of the Department of Sociology in Bombay University in 1924, and retired in 1959.[8] The department was founded by Patrick Geddes in 1919.[9] However, when Ghurye took it over, it was on the verge of closure. The department came alive once again with Ghurye, and now, Ghurye is regarded as the real founder[10] and "shaped" the study of sociology there from then on.[11] He also founded the Indian Sociological Society and its newsletter, Sociological Bulletin, and served as head for both.[12] He also headed the Bombay Anthropological Society for some years.[13] After retirement, he served as Professor Emeritus for Bombay University and at least three festschrifts were produced in his honour, of which two were during his lifetime.[14] He guided a total of 80 research theses and authored 32 books and a number of other papers.[15] Later, at least two theses were written on him.[16] Among his students were personalities like noted social reformer and intellectual Dr. Uttamrao K. Jadhav,[17] A. J. Agarkar, Y. M. Rege, L. N. Chapekar, M. G. Kulkarni, M. S. A. Rao, Iravati Karve, Y. B. Damle, M.N. Srinivas, A. R. Desai, D. Narain, I. P. Desai, M. S. Gore, Suma Chitnis and Victor D'Souza.[18] He also had the opportunity to see the "Dr. G. S. Ghurye Award" being instituted in his honour.[19] His book Caste and race in India is regarded as a classic in the field.[20]

Publications[edit]

  • G.S. Ghurye (2008) [1932]. Caste and race in India. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-205-5.[20]
  • Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1943). The aborigines -"so-called" – and their future. Pub. by D.R. Gadgil for the economics.
  • G. S. Ghurye (1951). Indian costume, bhāratīya veṣabhūsā. the Popular book depot.
  • Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1952). Race relations in Negro Africa. Asia Pub. House.
  • Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1995) [1953]. Indian Sadhus. Puopular Prakashan, Bombay.

References[edit]

Notes

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Citations

  1. ↑ Momin 1996, p. 28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Pillai 1997, p. 101.
  3. ↑ Momin 1996, p. 4; Pillai 1997, p. 13.
  4. ↑ University of Mumbai.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pillai 1997, p. 101; Tikekar & Ṭikekara 2006, p. 106.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Momin 1996, pp. 2–3, Chapter author:M. N. Srinivas; Momin 1996, p. 20 Chapter author:Dhirendra Narain
  7. ↑ Pillai 1997, p. 102; Momin 1996, pp. 15, 27, Chapter author:Dhirendra Narain; Momin 1996, pp. 37 Chapter author:Sadanand Bhatkal
  8. ↑ Pillai 1997, p. 102; Pillai 1976, pp. 27–28; University of Mumbai & _.
  9. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 119–123; University of Mumbai & _.
  10. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 119–123.
  11. ↑ Srivastava, Vinay Kumar; Chaudury, Sukant K. (2009). "Anthropological Studies of Indian Tribes". In Atal, Yogesh (ed.). Sociology and Social Anthropology in India. Pearson Education India. p. 60. ISBN 9788131720349.
  12. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 102, 123–124; University of Mumbai & _.
  13. ↑ Pillai 1997, p. 102.
  14. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 14, 102–103; University of Mumbai & _.
  15. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 103, 126-; Pillai 1976, pp. 29–40 (a discussion of Ghurye's works, see list on p 40); University of Mumbai
  16. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 103, 392; University of Mumbai & _.
  17. ↑ Jadhav, Uttamrao (1972). Is Capital Punishment Necessary?. Mumbai: Anand Publications.
  18. ↑ Pillai 1997, pp. 111, 270; University of Mumbai & _.
  19. ↑ Pillai 1997, p. 124.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Pillai 1976, p. 29.

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