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Dr Dharm Pal

·     Born: August 22, 1908 in Dharamsala

·     Died: December 7, 1992 in Delhi

·     Nationality: Indian

·     Spouse: Vidya Devi

Dr Dharm Pal (August 22, 1908 – December 7, 1992) was a noted historian. He was fluent in 7 languages – English, Hindi, Arabic, French, Persian, German and Urdu

After serving as a Prof of History at the DAV College Lahore, he worked in the Government of India in the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs and later in Ministry of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs (involved in writing the Gazette of India). He was associated with the Nehru Memorial Library during which time he wrote and edited numerous works on Jawaharlal Nehru. He also wrote a number of published white papers on subjects ranging from the Bengal Legislature to Educational Reconstruction in Punjab.

He authored many books some of which continue to be used in history courses at the most distinguished universities around the globe; a list of his books include:

1.   Administration of Sir John Lawrence in India (1864-1869)

2.   Poorbeah Soldier

3.   Rajasthan

4.   Tatya Tope

5.   The Campaign in Italy (1943-45)

6.   The Indian Army

7.   The North-West Frontier (1843-1947)

8.   Traditions of the Indian Army

He was a major contributor in:

1.   Campaign in Western Asia, Operations in Jammu & Kashmir (1947-48) – edited by S N Prasad

2.   Delhi: History and Places of Interest - edited by Dr Prabha Chopra

Dr Dharm Pal left behind a number of manuscripts, some of which are currently in the process of being published; these include:

1.   History of the Freedom Movement (1857-1947)

2.   Military Implications of Bhagwat Gita

3.   Why Marriages Fail (a historical perspective)

4.   Character is Destiny

Dr C.C. Davies, MA, PhD, Reader in Indian History in the University of Oxford had this to say in the context of one of his books: “''Dr. Dharm Pal’s thesis on the ‘Administration of Sir John Lawrence in India’ is a genuine and necessary piece of research based on an intelligent use of the available original manuscript sources in India. So far as I am aware it is the first history of this period of British rule written by an Indian scholar. It is fortunate….The author belongs to that school of historians who spend their lives in record offices and who are not content with merely reproducing the results of more conscientious research workers in the same field. Dr. Dharm Pal is to be congratulated on having produced a readable and unbiased account of the activities of this famous frontier official and Governor-General.''”