Question

write the biography of A.R Desai 1950-1994​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Biography of A.R Desai

Desai was born in Nadiad (now in Gujarat). His father Ramanlal Desai was a Gujarati writer, novelist and civil servant of the Baroda State who inspired him to study and explore facts of human society. While still a teenager, Desai took part in the student movements in Surat, Baroda and Bombay. He was active in farmers' and labor movements and became the editor of bulletins and newspapers of the All India Kisan Sabha (1932–1937). As a political activist, he joined the Communist Party of India (1934) and Trotskyist Revolutionary Socialist Party (1953–1981). He graduated in Political Science and Economics from the University of Bombay in 1935 and obtained a law degree and PhD under the guidance of G. S. Ghurye in 1946. In the same year, he joined as a college lecturer in sociology after briefly practicing as a lawyer to help those in movements. In 1951 he joined as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology, University of Bombay, where he taught sociology and guided researchers till his retirement in 1976. He was Senior Fellow (1973–74) and National Fellow (1981–85)of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) He authored several books in English and Gujarati which are translated into other languages. He wrote pamphlets and booklets in regional languages for common people in addition to books and pamphlets for those in academia. He was president, Gujarat Sociological Society (1988–1990) and was President of the 15th All India Sociological Conference held at Meerut in 1980. From 1980 to 1981, he was President of the Indian Sociological Society.

He married Neera Desai in 1947, and they had a son, Mihir Desai, presently a human rights lawyer and an advocate in the Supreme Court of India.

Answer 2

Answer:

             Biography of A.R Desai 1950-1994​

• Born in Nadiad, Desai. His father, Ramanlal Desai, a Gujarati author, novelist, and official of the Baroda State encouraged him to learn about and investigate the realities of human society.

• Desai participated in the student movements in Surat, Baroda, and Bombay while still a teen.

• Desai participated in the student movements in Surat, Baroda, and Bombay while still a teen.

• He was involved in the labor and farmer movements, and from 1932 to 1937 he served as editor of the All India Kisan Sabha's journals and bulletins.

• He joined the Communist Party of India (1934) and the Trotskyist Revolutionary Socialist Party (1953-1981) as a political activist.

• He began working as a faculty member at the University of Bombay's Department of Sociology in 1951, where he taught sociology and assisted researchers until his retirement in 1976.

• He served as the Indian Council of Social Science Research's Senior Fellow from 1973 to 1974 and National Fellow from 1981 to 1985.

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