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PANJIM, FEB 4 – Paying rich tributes to a Goan intellect and Marxist
historian, Dr Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, Chief Minister Digambar
Kamat said an officer would be deputed to Wardha in Maharashtra soon
to look into the dilapidated `samadhi' (memorial) of the great son of
the soil.
Kamat, who was speaking at the inauguration of the first D D Kosambi
Festival of Ideas (Birth centenary memorial lecture series) on
Monday, said, "We will see to it that the `samadhi' is, henceforth,
renovated and well maintained."
The CM, who was addressing a gathering at Dinanath Mangueshkar Hall
of Kala Academy in the presence of the Vice President of India Hamid
Ansari, further said that he had doubts the younger generation in Goa
were even aware of this great scholar and intellect.
"It is important that they know about this great personality and his
contribution to society. We will introduce the life of Kosambi in
Goa's school curriculum," he revealed.
Kamat said the contribution of Goan greats could be seen in so many
spheres and to name a few he cited examples of Dr Raghunath
Mashelkar, Dr Anil Kakodkar (scientists), Lata Mangeshkar (playback
singer) and Kishori Amonkar (vocalist).
Dr Kosambi's daughter, the eminent Indian sociologist, Dr Meera
Kosambi, in her speech `D D Kosambi the Scholar and the Man'
confessed that as a third-generation Kosambi she had found it
difficult to match with the legacy of her father and grandfather
Acharya Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi, who was a Buddhist scholar of
repute.
Recalling her father's life, she went on to describe his fascination
for Harvard and spoke about the intellectual's works and his books.
She also recalled how Dr Kosambi travelled from Pune to Mumbai
everyday on the Deccan Queen train carrying his books and other
paraphernalia. He was one of the few during those days to travel so
far everyday, so much so that the Deccan Queen came to be known as
his official address, she narrated much to the amusement of the
gathering.
Chairperson of the D D Kosambi Birth Centenary Celebration Committee,
Dr Maria Aurora Couto, referring to Damodar's father Dharmananda,
said, "It is an honour as we are celebrating two great Goan minds
today. The lecture series will serve as a platform for an
intellectual treat, Couto assured.
Governor S C Jamir also spoke on the occasion. Speaker of Goa
Legislative Assembly Pratapsing Rane also made his presence felt and
was seen sitting in the front row of the hall.