Social Structure
Caste, class, kinship, community and social stratification.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): Bhartiya Samajshastra: The Journal of Modern Indian Sociology
Published:
29.04.2026
Society • Culture • History • Social Change
Bhartiya Samajshastra The Journal of Modern Indian Sociology
A peer-reviewed scholarly platform devoted to Indian society, its historical foundations, living traditions, institutions, identities and changing social realities.
Double-Blind Peer Review
Open Access Scholarly Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Indian Society
समाज को समझना, भारत को समझना है।
To understand society is to understand India.
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About the Journal
Reading India through society, memory and change
Bhartiya Samajshastra examines the social foundations of India through historically informed and contemporary sociological scholarship.
The journal welcomes research on caste, class, community, family, gender, education, migration, religion, rural life, urbanisation, social movements, technology, inequality and social transformation.
It connects classical Indian social thought with modern methods of sociological inquiry while encouraging critical, ethical and regionally grounded scholarship.
Fields of Inquiry
The many layers of Indian society
Culture & Identity
Language, religion, customs, memory and belonging.
Rural & Urban India
Village life, cities, migration, labour and development.
Family & Gender
Marriage, households, generations and social roles.
Education & Youth
Learning, aspiration, mobility and digital culture.
Change & Justice
Movements, policy, inequality, rights and technology.
Past and Present
History is not behind society. It lives inside it.
The journal treats archives, oral histories, biographies, traditions and social memory as important sources for understanding present-day India.
Historical Sociology Institutions, reform, colonialism and social transitions.
Regional Voices Research grounded in India’s diverse places and communities.
Contemporary Debate Critical discussion of identity, public life and inequality.
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Publication Information
A scholarly home for Indian sociology
Original Research
Empirical and theoretical articles with a clear scholarly contribution.
Review Articles
Critical syntheses of literature, debates and emerging fields.
Field Notes
Ethically grounded accounts from fieldwork and community research.
Book Reviews
Scholarly engagement with important sociology publications.
Call for Papers
