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A step-by-step study plan for Indian Sociologists, CBSE Class 11 Sociology: what to learn first, what to practise and when to revise.

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Study Plan

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Day 1–2

Learn the Theory

Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas and key ideas. Focus on: 1. Growth of Sociology in India, 2. L.K. Ananthakrishna Iyer and Sarat Chandra Roy, 3. G.S. Ghurye: Institutional Builder and Caste Studies.

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Day 3

Practise

Solve the textbook exercises and extra practice questions. There are 84 questions available for this chapter.

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Day 4

Revise & Test

Revise key points without looking at your notes. Take a practice quiz and mark weak areas for another pass.

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Day 7

Spaced Revision

Come back to Indian Sociologists after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall and try past exam questions on this chapter.

What to Focus On

  • Ananthakrishna Iyer and Sarat Chandra Roy were pioneer figures of Indian social anthropology.
  • Both began their work before formal sociology departments were established in India.
  • Ananthakrishna Iyer moved from clerkship and teaching to ethnographic survey work.
  • Formal university teaching of sociology in India began in 1919 at Bombay University.
  • Calcutta and Lucknow started sociology and anthropology programmes in the 1920s.
  • Bombay and Lucknow were the major centres of Indian sociology from the 1920s to the 1950s.
  • Ghurye was the founder of institutionalised sociology in India.
  • He headed Bombay University’s sociology department for 35 years.
  • His doctoral work became Caste and Race in India, published in 1932.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

L.K. Ananthakrishna Iyer and Sarat Chandra Roy belong to the same group as Ghurye, D.P. Mukerji, A.R. Desai, and M.N. Srinivas.

Formal university teaching of sociology in India began at Calcutta or Lucknow.

Ghurye is mainly remembered for village studies, not for caste and race.

Memory Tips

Formal university teaching of sociology in India began in 1919 at the University of Bombay

Ananthakrishna Iyer was a self-taught, accidental anthropologist

Ananthakrishna Iyer was asked in 1902 by the Dewan of Cochin to assist with an ethnographic survey

Ananthakrishna Iyer remained at the University of Calcutta from 1917 to 1932

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the important topics in Indian Sociologists for CBSE Class 11 Sociology?
Key topics in Indian Sociologists include Growth of Sociology in India, L.K. Ananthakrishna Iyer and Sarat Chandra Roy, G.S. Ghurye: Institutional Builder and Caste Studies, Ghurye on Tribes, Caste, and Race. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
How should I revise Indian Sociologists for Class 11 exams?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 84 practice questions on Indian Sociologists. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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