Renowned Indian sociologist, writer, Professor André Béteille, 91, passed away due to age-related illness at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday (February 3, 2026). He wrote: “Devastated to hear that the great sociologist André Béteille is no more. He was the Indian scholar I most admired, for me (and many others) a moral and intellectual anchor.”Devastated to hear that the great sociologist André Béteille is no more. “As Chancellor, Professor André Béteille led the university’s governing body with wisdom, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to academic excellence. Back in DSE, where Professor André Béteille taught for decades, his colleagues and students remembered him fondly, and said his was a “huge loss for the academic community”.

Source: The Hindu February 04, 2026 12:09 UTC