Yogendra Singh

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Yogendra Singh (November 2, 1932 – May 10, 2020) was an Indian sociologist.{{cite news |title=Gandhian ideals hold good for future |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/03/stories/2007100358000400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219171445/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/03/stories/2007100358000400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 February 2014 |work=The Hindu |date=3 October 2007 }} He was one of the founders of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, where he was a professor emeritus of Sociology,{{cite news |title=India angered, split by university affirmative action plan|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2006/May/todaysfeatures_May35.xml§ion=todaysfeatures |publisher=Khaleej Times |date=21 May 2006 }} and where he has been a professor since 1971.[http://www.jnu.ac.in/Academics/Schools/SchoolOfSocialSciences/CSSS/DoctorateDegrees.htm Docorate Degrees] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613173323/http://www.jnu.ac.in/Academics/Schools/SchoolOfSocialSciences/CSSS/DoctorateDegrees.htm |date=13 June 2012 }} CSSS, JNU. Prior to that, he went to Stanford University, USA in 1967–68 on a Fulbright Fellowship and was Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, Jodhpur University.[http://www.pearsoned.co.in/web/authors/4234/Yogendra_Singh.aspx Yogendra SIngh, Biography] Pearson India.

He obtained his master's and PhD degrees from, Lucknow University,{{cite web |title=Department of Sociology |url=http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/dept_sology.htm |date= |publisher=Lucknow University }} he has been the President of the Indian Sociological Society,[http://www.insoso.org/pdf2012/officebearers.pdf Office bearers over the years] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006071625/http://www.insoso.org/pdf2012/officebearers.pdf |date=6 October 2013 }} Chinese Sociological Society and received the 'Indian Sociological Society Life Time Achievement Award' in 2007,[http://www.insoso.org/aboutus.htm About us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417080218/http://www.insoso.org/aboutus.htm |date=17 April 2013 }} Indian Sociological Society. apart from Best Social Scientist Award of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.{{cite web |title=Awards and Honours of JNU faculty |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=AwardsHonours |date= |publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru University }} Singh was born in Chaukhara, Siddharth Nagar, India. Singh died on 10 May 2020.

He is famous for his work on critically analyzing the process of modernisation of India, the limitation of Sanskritisation, Westernisation and Little and Great Tradition in explaining Social Change in India, and he had an integrated approach in analyzing social change in India by considering all factors of social change.{{Cite web|title=Social change in India - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLSfyeVKD2o|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.youtube.com}}