▁by ▁think ers ▁like ▁R amm oh an ▁Roy ▁and ▁V ive kan anda ." ▁Yet ▁R ine hart ▁also ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁ ▁Post - colon ial ism ▁ ▁Col onial ism ▁left ▁deep ▁traces ▁in ▁the ▁hearts ▁and ▁minds ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁people , ▁influen cing ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁understood ▁and ▁represented ▁themselves . ▁The ▁influ ences ▁of ▁" colon ial ist ▁forms ▁of ▁knowledge " ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Rad h ak r ish nan . ▁According ▁to ▁Haw ley , ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ' s ▁division ▁between ▁East ▁and ▁West , ▁the ▁East ▁being ▁spiritual ▁and ▁myst ical , ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁being ▁r ation t ▁and ▁colonial ist ▁forms ▁of ▁knowledge ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁Ar gu ably , ▁these ▁character izations ▁are ▁" im ag ined " ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that ▁they ▁reflect ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁and ▁religious ▁real ities ▁of ▁neither ▁" E ast ' ▁nor ▁West ." ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁colonial ▁influ ences ▁on ▁the ▁' const ruction ' ▁and ▁' re presentation ' ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁debate ▁among ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁Western ▁Ind olog ists ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁more ▁neutral ▁and ▁better - in formed ▁representations ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁its ▁culture , ▁while ▁Indian ▁sch ol ars ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁establish ▁forms ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and