M. N. Srinivas
Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas (1916–1999)[1] was an Indian sociologist and social anthropologist.[2] He is mostly known for his work on caste and caste systems, social stratification, Sanskritisation and Westernisation in southern India and the concept of 'dominant caste'. He is considered to be one of the pioneering personalities in the field of sociology and social anthropology in India as his work in Rampura (later published as The Remembered Village) remains one of the early examples of ethnography in India. That was in contrast to most of his contemporaries of the Bombay School, who focused primarily on a historical methodology to conduct research, mainly in Indology.
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| Born | 16 November 1916 Mysore, India |
| Died | 30 November 1999 (aged 83) Bangalore, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Rukmini Srinivas |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1977) |
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| Alma mater | University of Oxford, University of Mumbai |
| Influences | Alfred Radcliffe-Brown |
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| Discipline | Sociology, Social Anthropology |
| Main interests | Indian Society, Caste system in India |
| Notable works | The Remembered Village, Indian Society through Personal Writings, Village, Caste, Gender and Method: Essays in Indian Social Anthropology |
| Notable ideas | Sanskritization, Inter and intra-caste solidarity |
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