Mysore :

Dr. R. Indira, Chairperson, Department of Studies in Sociology and Director, International Center, University of Mysore, has been elected as Secretary of the Indian Sociological Society for a period of two years from January 2014.

Prof. Indira is the fourth woman to be elected as the Secretary of the Indian Sociological Society in its 62-year-old history and the first Woman Secretary from South India. With nearly 4,000 members, the Indian Sociological Society is considered the second largest professional body of sociologists in the world, after the American Sociological Association.

Prof. Indira has earlier served as the member of Managing Committee of the Indian Sociological Society and the President of the Karnataka State Sociological Association.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 13th, 2014