Dr. Joseph M.T. veered onto to the avenues of academics in sociology later in his career. He completed M.A. in Sociology from University of Mumbai and M.Phil. and Ph.D. from University of Delhi. He is a Ph.D. supervisor since 2013 and has supervised the successful completion of four M.Phil. and four Ph.D. dissertations. For the M.A. programme he takes courses in sociological theory, Indian sociology, cultural anthropology, ethnography, and sociology of religion. He has designed and introduced two courses recently namely “caste in contemporary India” and “sociology of constitutional democracy” and a two-credit course “virtual sociology.” His research interests are centred around Sociology of Religion. He is co-editor with Prof. Gita Chadha of the volume Reimagining Sociology in India: Feminist Perspectives. Routledge, 2018. He is convenor, Research Committee 06 – Sociology of Religion, Indian Sociological Society.

Email: dr.josephmt@sociology.mu.ac.in