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This paper proposes to critically inquire into the nature and scope of how Gandhian principles, specifically the idea of village-based state-building, have been addressed by the Constituent Assembly, the Indian Constitution, and independent India.
- Poverty Alleviation
- Religious Pluralism
- Non-Violence
- Independence
In his address at Chatham House, Gandhi outlined the challenges he believed the Indian people faced in British India. Describing the state of poverty at the time, he explained: ‘Nearly one tenth of the population is living in a condition of semi-starvation. They have no more than one meal per day consisting of stale chapatti and a pinch of dirty sa...
In the hall at Chatham House, Gandhi spoke of another challenge that continues to afflict modern India: ‘We have within our population […] the problem of minorities.’ Religious pluralism was central to Gandhi’s dream of an independent India, yet conflict along religious lines has been a continual problem in a multicultural population, where almost ...
In 1931, Gandhi also spoke of an India which modelled itself on the ideal of non-violence. If it did so: ‘…then no nation on Earth can bend us to its will.’ Over the past 70 years, India has developed its defence and security capabilities significantly including becoming a nuclear power in 1998. But what would Gandhi have thought about the growth o...
In his closing statement at Chatham House, Gandhi declared: ‘The masses in India are awakening and it is too late to persuade them that good alien rule is better than bad indigenous rule.’ In 1947, India would succeed in obtaining independence from the British Empire, but less than six months later, Gandhi would be assassinated. His legacy, however...
2 days ago · Mahatma Gandhi - Nonviolence, Indian Independence, Satyagraha: For the next three years, Gandhi seemed to hover uncertainly on the periphery of Indian politics, declining to join any political agitation, supporting the British war effort, and even recruiting soldiers for the British Indian Army.
Sep 23, 2023 · It was in this week, September 1932, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in opposition against the decision to create separate electorates based on caste. The ramifications of his decision are felt till date.
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He identifies the differences between Gandhi and other political figures and his relevance to Indian society, and shows that the ideas of Gandhi are slowly being neglected. Keywords: contemporary Indian identity, Mahatma Gandhi, Ashis Nandy, Indian nationhood, ideas of Gandhi.
Jul 17, 2023 · His lifelong struggle for India’s independence from British rule, his steadfast principles of nonviolence and civil disobedience, and his unwavering commitment to social justice have made him a...
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Abstract. The purpose of this article is to unearth the genealogy of M. K. Gandhi's “non-violence,” the cardinal principle of satyāgraha. Previous works considered that Gandhi's concept of non-violence was essentially derived from the “ancient” Hindu–Jain precept of ahiṃsā (non-killing) common in the subcontinent.
