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== Writings == Kosambi wrote almost entirely in Marathi and Gujarati, and Meera Kosambi's volume of translations is the most accessible collection; its chronological bibliography lists his Marathi and Gujarati publications. Selections are listed below by the date of first publication. * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1910). बुद्ध, धर्म आणि संघ ''Buddha, Dharma ani Sangha'' [The Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha]. {{annotation|Three of five lectures given at Baroda in 1909, printed with a grant of Rs 500 from the Gaekwad. The lectures treat the sangha, caste, and the councils, and an English translation of part of the text is in Selection 4 of Meera Kosambi's volume.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1910). ''Vajjinche Mahajanasattaak Rajya'' [The Republican State of the Vajjis]. ''Kesari'', 25 October 1910. {{annotation|A letter from Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the republican and collective structure of the early sangha. It is translated in Selection 5 as "Ancient Indian republics, the Buddhist sangha and socialism".}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1910). ''Hindi Kamagaranchi Sthiti Sudharanyas Upaya'' [Measures for Improving the Condition of Indian Workers]. ''Subodha Patrika'', 23 October–4 December 1910. {{annotation|A four-part article on education, housing, and the duties of employers. It is translated in Selection 6.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1914). ''Buddhalila'' [The Buddha's Life]. {{annotation|A work on the Buddha's life named by Ober as the basis of the Samata Sainik Dal's plays; it is probably the work that the memoir cites as ''Buddhalilasarsangraha'', but this was not established.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1924). निवेदन ''Nivedan'' [Statement]. Manoranjak Granthaprasarak Mandali. {{annotation|His autobiography, which covers his life up to his stay in America and was serialized in ''Bharat'' from 1912. Selection 1 of Meera Kosambi's volume translates it, and it is the only first-hand account of the Madras Buddhist circle of 1903.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1926). बौद्ध संघाचा परिचय ''Bauddha Sanghacha Parichay'' [An Introduction to the Buddhist Sangha]. {{annotation|According to the editor of his writings, Part III gives life sketches of two monks from the oppressed castes.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1935). हिंदी संस्कृति आणि अहिंसा ''Hindi Sanskriti ani Ahimsa'' [Indian Civilization and Non-violence]. {{annotation|His fullest work of political theory, in which a Marxist scheme of history is tempered by Buddhist and Jain non-violence. Its last chapter is translated in Selection 7, and a Hindi translation of the whole book is cited by Ober.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1937–38). ''Khulasa'' [A Clarification]. {{annotation|Excerpts, translated in Selection 2, in which he recalls his work at Harvard, his first encounter with socialism, his conversations with Gandhi, and the satyagraha and imprisonment of 1930.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1940). भगवान बुद्ध ''Bhagavan Buddha'' [The Blessed Buddha]. Suvichar Prakashan Mandal (4th reprint 1989). {{annotation|A rationalist life of the Buddha based on the primary sources. It was issued in a thirteen-language edition by the Sahitya Akademi in 1956 and was, according to Sukhathankar as reported by the editor of Kosambi's writings, regarded by Ambedkar as the standard book.}} * Kosambi, Dharmanand (1949). बोधिसत्त्व ''Bodhisattva'' [The Bodhisattva] (play). {{annotation|A play on the Buddha's renunciation, with a preface of 1945 and a foreword by Kalelkar; it is translated in Selection 8.}} * Buddhaghosa (1950). ''Visuddhimagga''. Edited by Henry Clarke Warren; revised by Dharmananda Kosambi. Harvard Oriental Series 41. {{annotation|The critical edition on which Kosambi worked during his Harvard stays and completed in 1926. He also prepared a Devanagari edition.}} * Kosambi, Meera (Ed.) (2010). ''Dharmanand Kosambi: The Essential Writings''. Permanent Black. {{annotation|English translations of his autobiography, essays, lectures, and the play, with the editor's Introduction (see below).}}
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