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The Profession: Indian Sociological Society

It gives me great pleasure to present the Report on the working of the Indian Sociological Society from November 1974 to December 1976. During this period the foundations of the Society, have continued to grow stronger, professionally and financially in all their facets. Following the elections of the office-bearers and members of the Managing Committee in December 1974, the Secretariat of the Society shifted to the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The process of transfer, though quick and smooth did cause some delay in organising the activities of the Society. These activities as I realised after taking the charge of the Secretariat of the Society are not only demanding but complex as these relate not only to keeping the professional and academic activities of the Society going, but more importantly also to managing its financial, and inter-agency relationships and commitments which are variegated. If we have been able to smoothly manage the affairs of the Society, the credit for this goes to the traditions established by our predecessors and the help, advice and cooperation received from the colleagues in the Managing Committee and its Office-bearers. During the period under review the progress made in the activities of the Society can be reported in regard to the publication of the Sociological Bullletin, improvement in the subscription position of the journal, increase in the Life Membership of the Society, clearing of the backlog of Society's commitments to other agencies and finally in further consolidation and efficient management of the finances of the Society, despite the increasing cost of publication of the journal and maintenance of the work of the Secretariat. On assumption of office, the new management of the society and its office-bearers decided to continue with the policies in regard to the publication of research papers, review articles, and comments in the reader's forum of the journal. The cover design of the journal was changed but without additional cost on this account. Our effort to invite papers from