''Contributions to Indian Sociology'' is a triannual

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covering

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with an emphasis on

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n societies and cultures. It was established in 1957 by

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and

David Francis Pocock David Francis Pocock (3 September 1928 – 25 November 2007) was a British anthropologist whose main field of study was the people and diaspora of the Indian state of Gujarat, and in particular the Patidar community of that state. David Pocock ...

. It is published by

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in association with the Institute of Economic Growth. The journal ceased publication in 1966. A new series commenced publication the next year at the initiative of Triloki Nath Madan, with volume numbering re-starting at 1. Published annually till 1974, it became a biannual publication in 1975. From 1999, it has been published thrice a year. The

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is Rita Brara (Institute of Economic Growth).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 0.938.

References

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