But it was his ability to question what looks like obvious, to delve behind it and unravel intriguing and insightful details of Indian history, society and polity, that made Dharampal very special. A Gandhian and long-time associate of Mirabehn and Jayprakash Narayan, the Dharampal flavour is manifest in each of the articles in this collection- rich in research, delectable insight, and revelations which are spicy and invigorating.
A cursory reading of his works initially results in shock and disbelief, and there is a possibility that the reader may end up rejecting him by reaching very different, perhaps wrong conclusions - viz., he is glorifying the past, he is trying to take us back or that he is against the West. But your perceptions will be wholly different if you were more patient with him and read him with an open mind. Sometimes people also reject him because he is not a "trained" historian or a philosopher and therefore according to them, is not "qualified" to write about such issues. Ironically, the reasons for such a myopic mind-set of the Indian educated classes have been explored and studied in Dharampal's research and writings.
Hindu (935)
Agriculture (118)
Ancient (1086)
Archaeology (753)
Architecture (563)
Art & Culture (910)
Biography (702)
Buddhist (544)
Cookery (167)
Emperor & Queen (565)
Islam (242)
Jainism (307)
Literary (896)
Mahatma Gandhi (372)
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