Class Year
2025
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2024
Department 1
History
Abstract
D.D. Kosambi, a multifaceted historian in late colonial and post-colonial India, has been acclaimed for his scholarship. However, this paper argues that Kosambi's Marxist ideology caused him to interpret Indian history in a way that conformed with his ideological presuppositions. Such an approach, this paper posits, led to critical historical inaccuracies in Kosambi's work.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Rallabandi, Vivek K., "Fatally Flawed: D.D. Kosambi’s Grave Missteps in the Study of Indian History" (2024). Student Publications. 1163.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1163
Comments
Written for HIST 300: Historical Method