Eminent sociologist T.K. Oommen passed away on 26 February 2026 in Gurugram at the age of 88. He was Professor Emeritus at JNU's Centre for the Study of Social Systems and a leading architect of modern Indian sociology, known for work on social justice, identity, pluralism, social movements and political sociology. His PhD was on Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement. He headed the International Sociological Association and the Indian Sociological Society, served on the Sachar Committee, chaired the Gujarat Harmony Project's advisory committee after 2002, received the Padma Bhushan in 2008 and wrote about 20 books.