"This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology, archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies, South Asian studies and ethnic studies."
"D. D. Kosambi was a pioneer in Indian studies, introducing new perspectives and interdisciplinary methods. This book collects many of his most important writings, on a wide range of topics, from philology and text editing to religion, historical reconstruction, archaeology, and anthropology. This anthology is the first to give readers easy access to this versatile and influential body of work."
Bhartrihari's Satakatrayam With the Oldest Commentary of Jain Scholar Dhanasaragani With Principal Variants from Many Manuscripts, Etc (Singhi Jain Series, 29) (English and Hindi Edition) by D. D. Kosambi Hardcover, 130 Pages, Published 2002 by Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd ISBN-13: 978-81-215-1034-9, ISBN: 81-215-1034-1
"The project to reprint D.D. Kosambi's unsurpassed works on Bhartrihari's Satakatrayam, the result of his extended editorial, critical, analytical and exegetical endeavors, is systematically continued in this reprint. Following his critical edition of the Satakatraya itself in 2000, this edition of the epigrams together with the oldest available commentary is no doubt another must have for all sahrdayas."
"The only critical edition of the most important anthology of Sanskrit poetry, the famous Satakatraya ascribed to Bhartrhari, this magnum opus of D.D. Kosambi, mathematician, historian, Indologist, in fact an outstanding intellectual of pre- and post-Independent India, is made available again. A milestone in the adoption of the Western methods of textual criticism by Indians, Kosambi's edition contains in addition to the text of three ce ..."
"Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (July 31, 1907 June 29, 1966) was a man with a Renaissance type of versatility: he had a wide range of knowledge without sacrificing depth. He was a mathematician, statistician, and polymath who contributed to genetics by introducing Kosambi s map function. He did pioneering work in numismatics and in compiling critical editions of ancient Sanskrit texts. Above all, he was an outstanding Marxist historian. ..."
"Buddhaghosa Henry Clarke Warren, Dharmananda Kosambi. PREFACE This
edition of the Visuddhimagga is based chiefly upon manuscripts, described by
Professor C. R. Lanman as follows: Bl is an excellent MS. from the library of the
late King Thebaw of Burma at Mandalay and is described in the Journal of the
Pali Text Society for 1896, page 40, under numbers 128 and 129. It is now a part
of the India Office Library in London and was lent ..."
"Of virtually no modern historian other than D.D. Kosambi (1907 1966) can it be said: He changed the way in which Indian history was conceptualized and written. In fact, the term Renaissance man springs to mind because Kosambi s intellectual contributions cross disciplinary boundaries, ranging from ancient history to mathematics to Sanskrit literature to numismatics to India s energy policy. This book contains relatively unknown writing ..."
"Of virtually no modern historian other than D.D. Kosambi (1907 1966) can it be said: He changed the way in which Indian history was conceptualized and written. In fact, the term Renaissance man springs to mind because Kosambi s intellectual contributions cross disciplinary boundaries, ranging from ancient history to mathematics to Sanskrit literature to numismatics to India s energy policy. This book contains relatively unknown writings ..."
"This is a strikingly original work, the first real cultural history of India. The main features of the indian character are traced back into remote antiquity as the natural outgrowth of a historical process."
"D. D. Kosambi was a pioneer in Indian studies, introducing new perspectives and interdisciplinary methods. This book collects many of his most important writings, on a wide range of topics, from philology and text editing to religion, historical reconstruction, archaeology, and anthropology. This anthology is the first to give readers easy access to this versatile and influential body of work."
"120]: As Meyer reads and Shama Sastri punctuates it, the taxes are clear enough
: the 8 per cent rupika, special or individual tax (I should have translated it
currency tax, but Meyer shows that rupika is also applied to a salt tax, and it is not
likely ..."
Myth and Reality Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture by Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi Paperback, 197 Pages, Published 1984 by Sangam Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-86132-043-1, ISBN: 0-86132-043-3
"A classic set of essays, based on literature and fieldwork. Remains a solid overview of early Indian history.still used widely as a text"
Gender, Culture, and Performance Marathi Theatre and Cinema before Independence (Paperback or Softback) by Meera Kosambi Paperback, Published 2019 by Taylor & Francis Ltd, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-367-17699-0, ISBN: 0-367-17699-8