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M. N. Srinivas: Ace Interpreter of Indian Society

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  • Victor S. D’Souza

    (Panjab University)

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This paper attempts to assess the work of M N Srinivas and the appropriateness of his methodology. The distinction in methodology between idiographic and nomothetic sciences is crucial to any such assessment. Intensive fieldwork and participant observation propagated by Srinivas was appropriate to the idiographic nature of work he carried out. An example of this is his path-breaking study on the religion and society of Coorgs of South India. Social Change in Modern India, a product of his insightful observations of the traditional nature of Indian society based on the trilogy of concepts, Sanskritization, Westernization and secularization, is another example. However, the problematic aspects of Indian society can be analyzed only through propositional or axiomatic models, which are not Srinivas’ forte. Yet, his contribution will have an enduring value for Indian sociology.

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  • Victor S. D’Souza, 2001. "M. N. Srinivas: Ace Interpreter of Indian Society," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, vol. 3(1), pages 144-151, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:sch:journl:v:3:y:2001:i:1:p:144-151
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