Dr. Ruby Sain

Present Position: Professor Emeritus

Department of Sociology, School of Liberal Arts and Culture Studies

E-mail: ruby.sain@adamasuniversity.ac.in

Education:

  • Ph.D in Sociology, University of Kalyani
  • M.A. in Sociology , University of Kalyani
  • B.A.(Hons.) in sociology, University of Kalyani

Research Key Areas:

  • Sociology of Religion,
  • Medical Sociology ,
  • Research Methodology

Research Highlights:

  • UGC has selected 77 Professors in India for different projects and out of 77nos sanctioned a Project on COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGIONS   (September 2013 –September 2014.).Involved as Principal Investigator as sanctioned by UGC.
  • Principal Investigator of Project ‘The Problem of Equity in the Context of Education ’, funded by UGC University with Potential for Excellence II under Social Science Activity Group ,(July 2012 to 31-3-2014.
  • “Can religion have a role in mitigating socio-economic impacts of natural disasters? Acceptability of the Law of Karma for promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Policies” under RUSA2.0 at Jadavpur Unversity.
  • ‘Go : India Project’ in collaboration with Prof .Ake Sander, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion (LIR), University of Gothenburg,Sweden, 2011-2014.
  • The Settlement Experiences of Bangladesi Migrants in Kolkata India.
  • Sponsor: Shastri  Indo- Canadian Institute , New Delhi. PI – Prof.Lori Wilkinson, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2014-16.
  • UK/BRICS PROJECT with Prof. Andrew Dawson, Lancaster University, England, 2013 -2016.
  • ” Religion and Development” in collaboration with Prof.Pinit Ratanakul, The College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand ,2015-2016.

Experience:

  • Former Professor & Head, Department of Sociology, Jadavpur University,Kolkata, India.
  • SASNET Guest Lecturer at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, Gothenburg University and Lund University, Sweden,2009. 
  • Guest Lecturer  at the Department of Comparative  Religion, Abo Academy  University , Finland ,2009. 
  • Guest Lecturer for Summer Institute organized by Department of Sociology, Native Studies and Extended Education, University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, Canada, 2010.
  • Visiting Fellow in Oxford University, UK (from 1-5-2011 to 30-6-2011
  • Guest Lecturer, University of Hiroshima, ,Japan, 2014.
  • Guest Lecturer , Lancaster University, England, , 2015
  • Guest Lecturer, Uppsala University and Stockholm University, Sweden, 2016.
  • Guest Lecturer at GTU,  University of  California , Berkeley, USA and the Grand Valley State  University, Michigan , USA in 2017.  
  • Co- PI   at  Abo Academy University, Finland  from 14th December, 2014 to 18th December, 2018.
  • Guest Lecturer in Bergen University, Norway on 6th October, 2022.

Research Publication (s):

  • Number of research papers published in e pg pathshala, UGC, New Delhi : 77
  • Books/Journals-40

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Selected Publication (s):  (MAXIMUM 12)

  1. “THE SOCIOLOGY OF HINDU RELIGION” in WARP AND RAGS OF RELIGION ,
  2. Edited  by  DANIEL ENSTEDT, GORAN LARSON , FERDINANDO SARDELLA, Goteborg
  3. University, Sweden, 2016.
  4. Contemporary Social Problems in India –Vol I (edited) Reader’s Service, Kolkata,2008.
  5. ‘The Sociology of Religion in India :Past , Present and Future’( edited) , Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, ,January, 2013.
  6. Contemporary Social Problems in India –Vol II (edited) Reader’s Service, Kolkata,2017.
  7. DEB-STUTI , Bengali book, Kisholaya Publications,Kolkata .2020
  8. The Future of Religious Studies in India. Routledge Publication , New York and London,2020.
  9. REINVENTING SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE, Reader’s Service, Kolkata, 2022.
  10. RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN CONTEMORARY SOCIETY ,Mittal Publications,New Delhi,
  11. “Women Empowerment in India: A Socio- Religious Dilemma” in HIGHER EDUCATION , UNIVERSITIES AND EXCELLENCE, Edited by Manojit Mandal, Jadavpur University Press, Kolkata, 2017.
  12. The Sociology of Religion in Bengal: the Case Study of Jadavpur University”, Edited by Ake Sander Clemen Cavalins, Routledge Publication , London,2020.
  13. Ageing Among the Muslims, 2016, Rachayita, Kolkata .
  14. Religion and Folk Religion in Modern and Postmodern Societies” in ‘The Sociology of Religion in India : Past , Present and Future’ ,edited by Ferdinanda Sardella and Ruby Sain , Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, January, 2013, pages – 84-104

Research Advisor / Supervisor:

  • Doctoral Thesis Advisor / Supervisor : 20 (completed)
  • Doctoral Thesis Advisor / Supervisor : 1 (Submitted)
  • Ongoing registered(Doctoral level)   -5

Award/ Academic Recognition/ Major Professional Activity:

  • Outstanding Social Scientist  on 22nd  February 2012.
  •  Awarding Authority –  National Science Day Award Committee 
  • Outstanding Sociologist on 26th February 2012. 
  • Awarding Authority –  All India Media Persons Welfare Association (AMPWA)
  • The Grand Valley State University , USA, has declared as  a pioneer in starting the academic study of religion in India on August 13, 2017.
  • Received SARASWATI THAKUR PRAVUPADA SMRITI SAMMAN ,31st July,2018.
  • Received GURUKULAM SAMMAN 2019, BHARATIYA GURUKULAM, 2nd September, 2019.
  • Received  MAHATMA BAMDEB JIBANKRITI SAMMAN 2019, 15TH December, 2019.
  • Negotiated  a project on “Social Exclusion: Different contexts, New approaches” with Prof.  Mans Broo, Abo Academy,Finland ,2022-2024.
  • Negotiated collaboration with Prof.  Ernst Gramaans, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (VU),Netherlands on 10-6-2022.