Special Volume July 2026

ISSN : 0975-7511 (Print)

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Editorial Board | Contents

From the President’s Desk

Rajiv Gupta, President ISSA

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 10-12

Editorial

N Rajaram, Guest Editor

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 13-14

Section-1: Conceptual, Epistemic & Theoretical Dimensions

Challenges Before Social Sciences In Free Market Society

Rajiv Gupta

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 15-27

Challenges Facing Social Sciences In Second Quarter Of 21st Century India

N Rajaram

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 28-45

Enlightenment-Centrism in Indian Social Sciences: A Transdisciplinary Analysis

B K Nagla

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 46 - 68

Contemporary Challenges in Social Sciences Today: A Critical Reflection

Suraj Beri

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 69 - 83

Current Situation and Future Prospects in India's Social Sciences

V Basil Hans

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 84-111

Indigenization and the Decolonization of Social Sciences: Normative Visions and Structural Pathways

Jaya Shrivastava

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 112 - 136

Section-2: Substantive Themes

Educational Visions and Everyday Practices, Inside and Outside the Classroom: A Sociologist’s Reflection

Maitrayee Chaudhuri

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 137 - 161

Understanding Lohia's Political Sociology: Intersectionality of Caste, Class, Gender and Language

Anand Kumar

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 162 - 185

Gandhian Concept of Swaraj and Swadeshi

Randhir Gautam & Rachana Sharma

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 186 - 205

Causes of the Marginalization of Social Sciences in India: A Comprehensive Research Analysis

Liladhar Soni

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 206 - 218

From Reflection to Automation: Transforming Social Work Education in India

Mohammad Hussain & Sanchita Agarwal

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 219 - 233

From SSG Archives

Role of Sociologist in India

D.N. Majumdar

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 234 - 250

Unitary or Unified Social Science

Ramkrishna Mukherjee

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 251 - 260

What the ISSA Founder has to say on The Role and Status of Social Science in Developing Societies Editorial — Volume 3 Number 1 — January — June 2008

Rajeshwar Prasad

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 261 — 265

BOOK REVIEW

Shadows of the Enlightenment: The Hidden Politics and Ideology of the Natural and Social Sciences McCarthy E-George

Jyoti Sidana

Delhi, Aakar Books, 2026, Pages: 535, Price Rs. 1250 ISBN 978-93-5092-946-6

Author: McCarthy E-George

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 266 — 268

Obituary

In Loving Memory of Professor Kaustubha Nand Bhatt
Founder & Life Trustee, Indian Social Science Association - ISSA

Team ISSA

Abstract | Author(s) | Article | Page No. 269 - 272

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