SOCIOLOGY

  Long Video Script: M. N. Srinivas – Sanskritization & Westernization 🎓 Presented by Subrata Majumder | Sociology Pathshala 🟢 [Intro – 30 sec] 🎙️ Welcome to Sociology Pathshala! Today we explore one of India’s most celebrated sociologists – Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas , popularly known as M. N. Srinivas . He gave us two powerful concepts to understand Indian society: 👉 Sanskritization 👉 Westernization Let’s dive in! 🟣 [Section 1: Who was M. N. Srinivas? – 1 min] 👨‍🏫 M. N. Srinivas (1916–1999) was an Indian sociologist and social anthropologist. He is best known for his fieldwork-based studies of Indian villages and caste dynamics. His most famous work: “Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South India” (1952) 📌 He believed that understanding caste and social change required studying local, ground-level realities , not just theoretical models. 🟡 [Section 2: Concept of Sanskritization – 3–4 mins] 🔍 Definition: Sanskritization is the proces...

  Short Script: Auguste Comte – Father of Sociology 🎙️[Intro] 📢 “Welcome to Sociology Pathshala! I’m Subrata Majumder. Today, let’s learn about the Father of Sociology – Auguste Comte.” 🎙️[Main Script – English + Bengali] 👨‍🏫 Auguste Comte (1798–1857) was a French philosopher. He is known as the Father of Sociology because he was the first person to use the term "Sociology" in 1838. 📚 He believed that society, like nature, follows certain scientific laws . This belief led him to develop the concept of Positivism . 📌 What is Positivism? Positivism means that real knowledge comes only from scientific observation and facts , not from imagination or religion. 🔁 He said that society develops in three stages : Theological Stage – Society explained by religious beliefs Metaphysical Stage – Abstract and philosophical reasoning Scientific Stage – Logical, scientific thinking rules society 🗣️ Auguste Comte বলেছিলেন, সমাজকে বুঝতে হলে বিজ্ঞান যেমন প্...