About the Book: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs: Life and Times of a
Sociologist
Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs is not a biography but a work-o-graphy. It
details the life of one of the most renowned sociologists in India and maps his
professional journey. The author started his career at Delhi University and
shifted to JNU in 1971 when the university started. In JNU, he was stigmatized
because of his neutral political position. He was elected as the president of
International Sociological Association, the only sociologist to occupy this
position so far from Asia and Africa. The narratives regarding this
metamorphosis of the author could be inspirational to peers