The Colonial Surveys on Education
The most well-known and controversial point which emerged from these surveys was an observation made by William Adam in his first report that there seemed to exist about 1,00,000 village schools in Bengal and Bihar around the 1830s.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 7
For Dharampal, it was essential that Indians should have the self-assurance that their world-view was valuable, and that their contribution could perhaps influence world agendas.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 6
Dharampal attempted to understand the multifarious ways in which the fabric of Indian society had been shattered, and more significantly, to highlight the often subtle and surreptitious means by which Indian minds had been colonised under the impact of British rule.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 5
Dharampal’s research into the field of indigenous education was instigated by a statement made by Mahatma Gandhi during a speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1931.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 4
Dharampal initiated a process of delegitimising the master narrative of the rise of the west, in particular concerning the domains of science and technology.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 3
So consumed was Dharampal by the desire to know every inch of this territory of the past, that day after day, despite many adversities (including lack of funds), he would commune 10 to 12 hours at a stretch with his archival treasures. The routine of his life was determined by the opening hours of the libraries and archives. His regular absence from the family home led my younger sister to state one day in kindergarten that her father was 100 years old, for he was a resident of the British Museum!
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 2
In an attempt to comprehend the immediate causes for the disoriented functioning of Indian state and society, Dharampal began examining the proceedings of the Indian Constituent Assembly (1946-1949). This investigation was published as a cogent monograph in 1962.
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In the Footsteps of Hind Swaraj. The Oeuvre of the Historian and Political Thinker Dharampal – 1
As a provocative Gandhian thinker with a creative and imaginative intellect, Shri Dharampal (19th February 1922 – 24th October 2006) engaged in extensive archival research in British and Indian archives which revolutionised our understanding of the cultural, scientific and technological achievements of India at the eve of the British conquest.
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