Member of The Theosophical Society
In his early 20s Desai became a member of the Theosophical Society founded by Madame Blavatsky. He wrote many publications for the society. Among them were the following:
- Vedantic Philosophy (1890) (An Index to Oriental Department Papers - USA Section 1891-1897)
- Mysteries of the Himalayas (1890) (An Index to Oriental Department Papers - USA Section 1891-1897)
- Key to the Machinery of Man (1890) (An Index to Oriental Department Papers - USA Section 1891-1897)
- Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Mabel Collins, Annie Wood Besant, George Robert Stow Mead (1890). Theosophical Review. Theosophical Publishing Society. by Theosophical Publishing Society, London, England (March - August 1890)
- Races in Western India (1891)
Desai is mentioned in the article "Why I Became A Theosophist" by Dr. Henry Travers Edge published in Theosophia: A Living Philosophy For Humanity in Volume XVI No. 4 (82) - Spring 1960.
"Among members of what might be called the household staff, I recall, besides the two Keightleys, the Countess Wachtmeister, whose name occupies a notable place in the pages of early Theosophical history; Mr. George R.S. Mead, H.P.B.'s secretary; Mr. Claude Falls Wright; Mrs. Cooper-Oakley and her sister Laura Cooper; Miss Kislingbury; Charles Johnston, Sanskrit scholar, who married Vera Zhelihovsky, H.P. Blavatsky's niece; Mr. Richard Harte, an American. Other notable names not included among resident members, are Herbert Burrows, leading Socialist; Dr. Franz Harman, well-known writer on occult subjects; Mrs. Alice Gordon, long resident in India and mentioned in early Theosophical annals; William Kingsland, then a young electrical engineer; Colonel Olcott. Among Hindus may be mentioned U.L. Desai and Rai Baroda K. Laheri."
In the supplement to the book The Theosophist written by Madame Blatvatsky in June 1891, Dr Umedram Lalbhai is mentioned.
"“Meanwhile, the papers of the Oriental Department were begun in January by an article from the pen of Swami Bhaskara Nand Saraswati, a Hindu friend now here; in February the second was furnished by Dr. Umedram Lalbhai Desai, who is now in London”
There is also a reference to the Races in Western India in the article called The Path
Read more about this topic: Umedram Lalbhai Desai
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