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Akshaykumar ramanlal desai [1915-1994]was an Indian Marxist and Head of the department of sociology in Bombay University in 1969and president ,Indian sociological society in 1981 .he was a revolutionary thinker and writer who combined both activism and academics together. he was a a recipient of the jawaharlal nehru national award, social sciences in 1981 from the government of madhya Pradesh india.his most noted work is social background of Indian nationalism in which he offered a Marxist analysis of Indian nationalism using history

Early life and education
Desai was born in nadiad, gujrath india into a nagar Brahmin family his father ramanlal desai being an eminent author in gujratoi.his father was a committed nationalismst  and civil servant of tihe Baroda state by whose thoughts desai got influenced in his formative years he also Participates in student movements in Baroda and later in leftist nationalism movements in Surat and Bombay.he was formal member of political parties such as the communist party of india.he graduated in political science and economics in1935and got his law degree in 1941.he became a practising lawyer in 1943to help those in movements.he got his PhD under Dr g.s. ghurye in 1946.he began his career in sociology as a college lecturer in Bombay.in1947he joined Bombay University as a faculty member and taught sociology there

Academic achievements and honors
He was a Senior fellow of Indian council of social science research in 1973 to1975he was president,15th all India sociological conference held in Lucknow in up in 1981