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Govind Sadashiv Ghurye 12 December 1893 – 28 December 1983 was a pioneering Indian academic who was a professor of sociology. In 1924, he became the second grownup to head the Department of Sociology at the University of Bombay. And, is widely regarded as the founder of Indian Sociology & Sociology in India.
Ghurye was appointed as Head of the Department of Sociology in Bombay University in 1924, and retired in 1959. The department was founded by Patrick Geddes in 1919.
However, when Ghurye took it over, it was on the verge of closure. The department came well once again with Ghurye, together with now, Ghurye is regarded as the real founder and "shaped" the explore of sociology there from then on.
He also founded the Indian Sociological Society and its newsletter, Sociological Bulletin, and served as head for both. He also headed the Bombay Anthropological Society for some years.
After retirement, he served as Professor Emeritus for Bombay University and at least three festschrifts were shown in his honour, of which two were during his lifetime. He guided a or done as a reaction to a impeach of 80 research theses and authored 32 books and a number of other papers. Later, at least two theses were calculation on him.
Among his students were personalities like spoke social reformer and intellectual Dr. Uttamrao K. Jadhav, A. J. Agarkar, Y. M. Rege, L. N. Chapekar, M. G. Kulkarni, "Dr. G. S. Ghurye Award" being instituted in his honour. His book is regarded as a classic in the field.