The Mathematics and Loneliness of DD Kosambi w/Prof. Ram Ramaswamy | The Rearview Podcast
This podcast episode explores the life and work of polymath DD Kosambi, a mathematician, historian, and Marxist scholar. The discussion features Prof. Ram Ramaswamy, who authored a biography detailing Kosambi's intellectual contributions and personal struggles.
Why it matters
Highlighting the work of influential polymaths helps preserve intellectual history and encourages interdisciplinary study.
Did Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi solve the Riemann Hypothesis - one of mathematics’s greatest puzzles? Was Kosambi, who wrote one of the most influential books on studying Indian history, ignored by both mathematicians and historians? Is he India’s Alan Turing?
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