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The Two-Day TISS-ISS National Conference on ‘’ Democracy, Development & Transformation Pathways for Viksit Bharat @2047 was organized by the School of Rural Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur Off-Campus in collaboration with the Indian Sociological Society (ISS), New Delhi from 28-29 October 2026.

The National Conference was led by Research Committee 29: Social Transformation & Development, along with the Three-Collaborating Research Committees namely RC 03: Economy & Society, RC 07: Adivasi & Tribal Studies and RC 31: Sociology of Sanitation as part of two  remarkable institutional milestones—Navati, commemorating 90 years of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS). Led by Research Committee 29: Social Transformation & Development.

The National Conference was inaugurated by Prof. Badri Narayan Tiwari, Hon. Vice Chancellor, TISS Mumbai in a virtual mode, followed by a welcome address by Prof. Bal Nagorao Rakshase, Campus Director, TISS, Tuljapur-Off Campus. The Guest of Honour, Prof. Sujata Patel—Former President - ISS and former Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Hyderabad—then delivered the context-setting address for the event highlighting the broader significance of the conference. This was followed by the keynote address by Prof. Dipti Ranjan Sahu, President, ISS-New Delhi who provided insights that set the tone of the Conference deliberations. The concluding remarks was given by Prof. Arvinder A. Ansari, ISS-Secretary while the Vote of Thanks was delivered by Dr. Sampat Kale, Conference Convenor thus marking the end of the Inaugural  Session of Day-I of the Conference.
Two-Plenary Sessions namely – Late Prof. S. Parasuraman Plenary Session and Late Prof. M. Kunhaman Plenary Session was organized on Day I and Day II of the National Conference respectively in addition to the Late Prof. Armaity Desai Roundtable Conference that witnessed a steady participation of both individuals from the academia and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from pan-India.
The second and last day of the Conference, ended with a Valedictory Session wherein all senior Members of ISS, Managing Committee Members, Advisory Committee Members, Local Organizing Committee Members, Student Volunteers, Staff and most importantly the collaborating Research Committee Members namely- Prof. Arvind Haldankar and Prof. Prashant Bansode were felicitated by the Campus Director and Conference Convenor of TISS, Tuljapur for their commendable contribution in making this event a grand success. A special word of mention and gratitude to Cohesion Foundation, Maharashtra for their collaboration. 

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