In $1914,$ under the chairmanship of Patrick Gides, a well-known sociologist and town planning scholar in Britain, the first post-graduate course in sociology and teaching was started at the University of Mumbai in India.
From $1924,$ Dr. Govind Sadashiv Dhurya, a sociologist from India, served as the Chairperson of the Postgraduate Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai till $1947.$
Dr. Due to Dhurya's various studies and studies, the University of Mumbai became a center for the study of sociology in India.
It was during this period that Vrujendranath Sheel at Calcutta University in $1917$ and $DP$ Mukherjee and Radhakalam Mukherjee at Lucknow University and Iravati Karve at Purna Vidyalaya played a pivotal role in the development of sociology.
After the independence of India, Dr. The Indian Sociological Society was founded by Dhurye in $1952.$
He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the "Sociological Bulletin", meaning that Dr. Govind Sadashiv Dhurye played an important role in the development of sociology in India.
In addition, various sociologists in India have played an important role in the development of sociology.
Among them M.N Srinivas, SB Dubey, AR Desai, DP Mukherjee, Yogendrasindh, AM Shah were the main ones.
Gandhiji and Dr. Even social reformers like Babasaheb Ambedkar presented their ideas with Indian society in mind.
Their contribution to the development of sociology is important.
The financial support provided by the Indian Council of Social Science Research $(ICSSR)$ and the University Grants Commission $(UGC)$ in the field of sociology in India has also given impetus to various researches in this field.
Development of Sociology in Gujarat:
Like other universities in India, Gujarat University also conducts undergraduate and postgraduate studies and teaching of Sociology in Gujarat.
Creative social research in Gujarat was also accelerated by IP Desai's "Center for Social Studies" in Surat.
This institute publishes articles of Gujarat researchers through a magazine called "Arthat".
In Gujarat, Sociology is taught at Gujarat University, MS University of Vadodara, Veer Narmad University of Surat, Sardar Patel University of Vighanagar at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
In the development of sociology in Gujarat, N.A.Thoothi, I.P. Desai, Akshay Kumar Desai, Tarabahen Patel, A.M. The contribution of Shah, Dr. Amrapaliben Merchant is noteworthy.