Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Anand Kumar has been unanimously elected as the president of Indian Sociological Society (ISS), a prestigious association of sociologists from across the country.
Prof Kumar has a career spanning over four decades. Besides being a sociologist, he is also regarded as one of the finest political thinkers, a respected commentator and having a distinguished career in political activism starting with the popular JP Movement.
Prof Kumar has studied at BHU, JNU and University of Chicago. He has been a recipient of academic honours from ICCR, DAAD, Nehru - Fulbright programme and served as visiting professor in Germany, Austria and the US in the last decade.
His works include State and Society in India, Nation Building in India, India Chronic Poverty Report, Quest for Participatory Democracy, Tibet Sourcebook, and Understanding Globalization and Emerging India.
