Demography is a well established and continuously growing discipline in India. A large number of foreign and Indian demographers have contributed. Yet, the mechanisms of demographic change have not been adequately understood. By and large demographers have concentrated on the statistical side of the demographic problems. There are virtually no studies on the sociological examination of population processes. Dr. Sharma’s present book fills this major lacuna. The author critically examines and reformulates the concept of social demography. He evaluates the philosophy and paradigms of social demography. Dr Sharma goes beyond the decimal points and deals with major issues in social demography such as population and poverty, urbanization and migration, and also issues in population management. No one in the area of demography whether from the sociological, economic, statistical, psychological or professional and-can afford to ignore this book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Sharma
Shri A.K. Sharma is an archaeologist of repute. He is internationally known for his original contributions in the field of archaeology and anthropology. During thirty three years of his hectic career, in different capacities in the Archaeological Survey of India he explored and excavated a number of sites throughout the length and breadth of the country, particularly in remote and inaccessible areas of North-East India, Jammu Kashmir and Lakshadweep. To his credit goes the discovery and excavation of the biggest Stone Age site Anangpur, near Delhi, the biggest prehistoric cave of Kachagad in Maharashtra, the sprawling nucleus megalithic site in Chhattisgarh, unique Neolithic site of Gufkral in Kashmir Valley, early historic sites of Sekta in Manipur and Vadagokugiri in Garo Hills of Meghalaya. He is also known for the discovery of horse bones of domesticated horse in Harappan context which have been internationally acknowledged and has changed the whole theory about Aryans and Vaidic period. He worked at Kalibangan excavation from 1961 to 1969. He has to his credit more than 50 published research papers on anthropology, archaeozoology, prehistory and other aspects of archaeology. Presently he is working as Senior Fellow of Indian Council of Historical Research on his project “Megaliths of Chhattisgarh including Bastar:. He is also directing the excavations at Mansar near Nagpur.
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