University courses present Émile Durkheim as a “value-free” sociologist who gave us timeless insights. But Durkheim’s sociology is inseparable from the bitter class conflicts of the French Third Republic and his profound hostility to revolutionary change.

Marx’s thought was groundbreaking. His primary interest wasn’t simply capitalism. It was human existence and our potential.

Better working conditions and more leisure time for workers, some ideas that Karl Marx introduced and continue to be relevant today.

Marxist ideas have influenced feminism, economic theory, sociology and philosophy, to name but a few areas of study.

The first intervention in the male dominated field of sociology was by Harriet Martineau, an English writer, theorist and journalist.

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Delivering a lecture in Bengaluru, the eminent sociologist raised critical questions about representation and treatment of minority castes, complexities of political mobilisation around caste identities, and the broader implications for social justice.