He obtained his master's and PhD degrees from,
Lucknow University,[6] he has been the President of the Indian Sociological Society,[7] and received the 'Indian Sociological Society Life Time Achievement Award' in 2007,[8] apart from Best Social Scientist Award of the
Government of Madhya Pradesh.[3] Singh was born in
Chaukhara,
Siddharth Nagar, India. Singh died on 10 May 2020.
He is famous for his work on critically analyzing the process of modernisation of India, the limitation of Sanskritisation, Westernisation and Little and Great Tradition in explaining Social Change in India, and he had an integrated approach in analyzing social change in India by considering all factors of social change.[9]
Bibliography
Modernization of Indian tradition: a systemic study of social change, by Yogendra Singh. Thomson Press (India), Publication Division, 1973.
Traditions of non-violence, T K K Narayanan Unnithan and Yogendra Singh. Arnold-Heinemann India, 1973.
Essays on modernization in India, by Yogendra Singh. Manohar, 1978.
Indian Sociology: Social Conditioning and Emerging Concerns, Part 1, by Yogendra Singh. Vistaar Publications, 1986.
ISBN8170360374.
Social Change in India: Crisis and Resilience, by Yogendra Singh. Har-Anand Publications, 1993.
ISBN8124101256.
Social stratification and change in India, by Yogendra Singh. 2nd. revised edition. Manohar, 1997.
ISBN8173041881.
Culture change in India: identity and globalization, by Yogendra Singh. Rawat Publications, 2000.
Ideology and theory in Indian sociology, by Yogendra Singh. Rawat Publications, 2004.
ISBN817033831X.
Theory and ideology in Indian sociology: essays in honour of Professor Yogendra Singh, ed. Narendra Kumar Singhi. Rawat Publications, 1996.
Science and Modern India: An Institutional History, C. 1784-1947. Yogendra Singh and D. P. Chattopadhyaya. Pearson Education India, 2011.
ISBN9788131718834.