Language: EnglishPages: 404 (1 B/W Illustration)About the BookDharampal (1922-2006,) was an Indian thinker,' historian and political, philosopher. He was deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi whom he actively supported during the movement for national independence. Dharampal conducted intensive archival research over several decades in India and the. UK, and published some seminal works, including The Beautiful, Tree (1983), Indian Science and Technology, in the Eighteenth Century (1971) and Civil Disobedience and Indian Tradition (1971). Furthermore, his pioneering scholarship and critical interventions have been-influential in various-ways-towards formulating a programme for the regeneration of Indian society and the restoration of a decentralized socio-cultural, political and economic organization. PrefaceHumanity on this planet earth has witnessed a rapid change during the last two and a half centuries. This change is taking place in the form of modernization through science, technology and industrialization-a transformation which has destroyed the basic quality of human experience and sensitivity. In the process of such change in the name of development, humanity has faced two world wars and many continued conflicts in the form of declared and undeclared wars or acts of terrorism. Millions of people have perished as a direct result of this violence. Today, direct, indirect and structural violence has reached an extreme. Economic disparity, environmental degradation, civilizational conflicts, etc. threaten the survival of humanity and the very existence of the planet earth. In such a 'Dark Age', a miracle happened. That was the appearance of a unique individual, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Despite having received, albeit partially, a m

Essential Writings of Dharampal

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