Akshay Ramanlal Desai | |
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| Born | 26 April 1915 |
| Died | 12 November 1994 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA, LLB, PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
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| Children | Mihir Desai |
| Parent | Ramanlal Desai (father) |
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Akshay Ramanlal Desai (26 April 1915 – 12 November 1994) was an Indian sociologist, Marxist[1] and a social activist.[2] He was Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology in University of Bombay in 1967.[3] He is particularly known for his work Social Background of Indian Nationalism in which he offered a Marxist analysis of the genesis of Indian nationalism making use of history, which set a path to build socialism in India.[4][5][6]
- ^ Mukta, Parita; Hardiman, David (1995). "A. R. Desai, 1915–1994". History Workshop Journal. 40 (40). Oxford University Press: 274–276. doi:10.1093/hwj/40.1.274. JSTOR 4289420.
- ^ Chattopadhyaya, Kaushik (2015). "A Tribute To A Sociologist:Akshay Ramanlal Desai(1915–1994)" (PDF). Edulight. 4 (7): 59–70.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ARDesai". University of Mumbai- Department of Sociology.
- ^ Kar, Samit (25 April 2015). "Remembering A R Desai: Marxist Approach to Sociology". Economic & Political Weekly. 50 (17). Mumbai. eISSN 2349-8846. ISSN 0012-9976.
- ^ Ahir, Rajiv (2018). A Brief History of Modern India. Spectrum Books (P) Limited. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7930-688-8.
- ^ Thorner, Daniel (1949). "Review of Social Background of Indian Nationalism". American Sociological Review. 14 (5): 690–691. doi:10.2307/2086656. ISSN 0003-1224.
