L. C. JADHAV'S CONTEMPLATION ABOUT RELIGION IS DEPICTED ON THIS NOVEL NAMED `DHARMVEDH`. CHAITANYA ANAND WHO IS A RETIRED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY PLAYS LEAD CHARACTER IN THIS NOVEL. IN FACT, RELIGION IS AN INVENTION OF LOVE. RELIGION IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GLOBAL TRUTH. IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES ARE QUITE NATURAL. THIS STORY DEPICTS CHAITANYA ANAND'S ASCETIC LIFE AFTER HIS WIFE'S DEATH, HIS RELIGIOUS TOURISM AND HIS STAY IN VARIOUS ASHRAMS. WHILE TALKING ABOUT HIS TENURE AS THE HEAD OF THE ASHRAM, HE DISCUSSES ABOUT RELIGION BY SHARING HIS EXPERIENCES.