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EDITORIAL NOTE
Dear friends,
A hearty welcome to the website of Social Trends, The Journal of the
Department of Sociology of North Bengal University
(www.socialtrendsnbu.in). The journal made a humble beginning in 2014
and since then it has achieved some important landmarks, becoming a
full-fledged refereed/peer-reviewed journal with UGC’s approval. We
have published five volumes by now, one each year. In last three years
there has been a gradual surge in inflow of articles and research papers
from across disciplines. Though the journal has largely been a platform
for the young scholars, there have been some notable contributions from
celebrated members of the Indian social science fraternity too, rendering
much support to us.
The Social Trends is on a mission to capture the fluid, hitherto unrecorded
aspects of subjective and collective experiences in an unconventional
language, while dialogically engaging with the social science discourses.
We also carry forward the conviction that dialectical discourses impact
the individual and collective actions and the actions, in turn, bring about
changes in the discourses. It is always a delight to see that we are
collectively transcending the limits of conventional academic disciplines in
capturing the heterogeneous, multi-dimensional intricacies of dialectically
moving self and the lifeworld. It is even more delightful to see young scholars
enthusiastically participate in this promising endeavour. I would put it on
record that our academic collaboration with the Research Committee (RC)
on Sociology of Everyday Life of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS)
has proved to be immensely beneficial, as both sides prosper in this
collaboration.
The valuable counsel of the advisers, the critical comments of the referees,
the active interest of the editorial team, and most importantly, the
enthusiastic participation of the writers as well as readers always add
value to the journal. I am sure, we will cross many more milestones in
future and take the journal to new heights.
Sanjay K. Roy
31 March 2019