D.D. Kosambi

This site gives an introduction to the life and some of the works of Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, the pioneering Indian historian. The articles at this site have been OCRed and proof read, however, if you find any mistakes, please write to me.

Introduction

Exasperating Essays

Science, Peace and Society

Myth and Reality

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a new book published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. It is a collection of some of the articles and essays by Kosambi, most of them previously unpublished in book form. It has been edited by Dr. B. Chattopadhyayya and is titled: Methods in Indology (2002).

Another book, which is a fictionalized account of Kosambi's life is: The Family of the Sun by Indrayani Sawkar, DD Kosambi's niece. It has been published by Popular Prakashan (2000).

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