INTERESTING WRITINGS of a great (and inadequately recognised) Goan. Check it on the Net. You can download a PDF file containing his entire book. FN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
http://magazine.crimsonfeet.org/article.php3?id_article=56 Exasperating Essays Exercises in Dialectical Method - By D.D.Kosambi essays by D. D. Kosambi. These essays were first put together into a book form by Sri R. P. Nene - a collaborator and friend of D.D. Kosambi. In this collection Kosambi critiques Nehru's Discovery of India and shreds it to smithereens - exposing Nehru's shallow knowledge of Indian History. The function of Leadership in a Mass Movement and Science and Freedom are very original contributions. This whole collection has been out of print for over 20 years... *CONTENTS* 1. The Function of Leadership in a Mass Movement (1939) 2. The Bourgeoisie Comes of Age in India (1948) 3. On The Class Structure of India (1954) 4. On The Revolution in China (1957) 5. Science and Freedom (1952) 6. On The Trial of Sokrates (1939) 7. The Decline of Buddhism in India (1958) 8. The Kanpur Road (1939) 9. The Quality of Renunciation in Bhartrihari?s Poetry (1941) 10. Imperialism and Peace (1951) Introduction Exasperating Essays is a collection of a few important There is a renewed interest in Kosambi?s writings throughout the world. These essays have been digitized and put in the public domain to facilitate research on Kosambi?s work. Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi was a renaissance scientist. He did path-breaking work as a professional mathematician. But he shall always be remembered as a pioneering Indologist who gave a unique perspective on Indian history. He termed the Communist Party of India as Official Marxists (OM). We soon plan to translate the lone biography (in Marathi) of D.D. Kosambi by Chintamani Deshmukh into English. Arvind Gupta <IMG/pdf/exasperating_essays.pdf> ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
