I met Dharampal some years ago at Wardha, he was over 80 but very with it. He has been accused of being a hindutwa type (the article i posted on him by gurumurthy is from a hindutwa sympathising group, and gurumurthy sounds like a typical high-caste low-iq twit if you glance at his other articles) - but i found him to be equally critical of gandhi and the right-wingers - which pretty much spans the whole hindu spectrum.
He had a lot of respect for ambedkar and nehru, but basically felt that we had sold out in a big way - culturally, morally, etc. Hes been sidelined by the left-leaning historians because he doesnt suck up to a foreign philosophy, and of course the right has appropriated him because of his romantic hindu past slant. I agree with Jayawanth, his works are worth checking out. The brits documented everything - its amazing to what extent a society that lacks knowledge, refinement and good taste will go to acquire them. Maybe theres a message in it for modern India. - Jogesh For those who are interested in exploring this further which is a must for every citizen of India, Sri Dharampal's writings are available in soft copy free from http://multiversitylibrary.com/index.jsp Earlier, Other India Book Store had published 5 Vols and the contents are listed below. http://www.otherindiabookstore.com. Several other books by Sri Dharampal are still available from this store by mail. Collected Writings of Dharampal. Published Other India Book Store (5 Vols. Set), Size: 22.5x14cm., Vol. I: Indian Science and Technology in the Eighteenth Century: Contents: An Introduction to the Collected Writings of Dharmapal; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Science: I. bramins observatory at Benares; II. Remarks on the Astronomy of the Brahmins; III. Hints Concerning the Observatory at Benares; IV. On the Sixth Satellite of Saturn; V. a Proof That the Hindoos had the Binormial Theorem; VI. Hindu Algebra; Part III: Technology: VII. Operation of Inoculation of the Smallpox as performed in Bengal; VIII. An Account of the Manner of Inoculating for the Small pox in the East Indies; IX. The Method of Making the best Mortar at Madrass in East India; X. The Process of Making Ice in the East Indies; Xi. Uses of the Son and Manufacturing of the hindustan; XII. Indian Agriculture; XIII. on the Drill husbandary of southern India; XIV. Iron works at Ramanakapattah; XV. The mode of Manufacturing iron in central india; XVI. Manufacturing of bar iron in south india; Appenidx; List of illustrations; Vol. 2: Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition: Contents: Foreword by Jayapraksh Narayan; Authors Note; Introduction 1. official Narrative of Events; II. Manner of Retraction in Policy; III. Correspondence with DIrecting authorities in England; Source of Documents; glossary; Vol. 3: The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the : Far from being an ignorant, backward nation, as portrayed by British historians, 18th century India had a vibrant indigenous sysem of education. The colonisers substituted this powerful tradition of learning with an alien, and decidedly inferior, susbtitute.Eighteenth Century Vol. 4: Panchayat Raj and India's Polity: Contents: Preface; Book I: Panchayat RAj as the basis of Indian Polity: An Exploration into the proceedings of the Constitutent Assembly; Book II: The Madras Panchayat System; Vol. 5: Essays on Tradition, Recovery and Freedom: Contents: some Aspects of Earlier Indian Society and Polity and their Relevance; Indigenous Indian Technological Talent and the Need for its Mobilisation; The Self-Awakening of India: The Context of the Past, the present, and the future; India's Polity, its characteristics and current problems; Bharatiya chita manas and kala. 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