Akshay Ramanlal Desai
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 and a social activist. He was Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology in University of Bombay in 1967. 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.