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MYTH AND
REALITY
Damodar Dharmanand
Kosambi
These essays are based upon profound study of literary sources
and carefully planned field work-a unique combination not to be found
elsewhere.
Fresh data
and logical interpretation cast fresh and novel light on the origins and
development of Indian culture. Prof. Kosambi has
raised and solved questions of vital importance to all those interested in
the study of lndology: The data of Karle Caves; the background of Kalidasa's
plays; the significance of the great Pandharpur
pilgrimage; the economic, cultural and historical basis of the Goan struggle for reunion with India- these are a few
of the many fascinating problems analysed by the
author.
The work
is most refreshing in its range of new material presented here for the
first time: Original discoveries of megaliths, microliths,
rustic superstition and peasant customs. Prof. Kosambi
makes an impressive use of scientific methods in many fields
: archaeology, ethnography, philology. His masterly analysis is
logically consistent and profoundly stimulating. The conclusions are often
startling, but always convincing and undeniably important as a landmark in
the study of Indian tradition.
About the Author
Prof. Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi (b. 31.07.1907- d. 20.06.1966) is the author of
a huge corpus of thought-provoking writing in the field of Indian
historiography. His works mark a significant stage in the study of Indian
history and culture. His major works are: Introduction to the Study of
Indian History, Myth and Reality, The Culture and Civilization of
Ancient India and Exasperating Essays.
The bibliography of his writings lists over a hundred entries
comprising several books and a number of original papers.
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