Some Reflections on Gandhian Thought

Contents Preface Introduction 1 Gandhian concept of SarvodayaSK Chaturvedi 2 Bases for Gandhis Hindu Muslim unity - religious social and politicalCh Mutyalayya Naidu 3 Gandhian concept of social defence and Swaraj the socio-cultural dimensionsAK Paricha 4 Gandhi - a beacon for contemporary IndiaJV Prabhakar Rao and S Rajani 5 Democracy decentralization and GandhiMR Biju 6 Mahatma Gandhi - the bacon light for basic educationV Krishna Murthy and RVLN Ratnakar Rao 7 Educational perspectives of Gandhi and VivekanandaABSV Ranga Rao and P Kishore Kumar 8 The Gandhian method of resistanceAN Panda 9 Truth and God - one for GandhiG Veerraju 10 Religion for practical affairs MK GandhiKR Rajani 11 Gandhian approach to conflict resolution and world warSanjeev Kumar Sharma and Madhurendra Kumar 12 Influence of Gandhian philosophy on GarimellaK Sreeranjani Subba Rao 13 Gandhian approach to development and environmental ethicsAnil Dutta Mishra 14 Marx and Gandhis concept of future societyYV Satyanarayana 15 Gandhi and globalizationAshutosh Pandey 16 Gandhi on womens liberation a retrospect and prospectSV Shettar 17 Critical appraisals of Gandhi Martin Buber and Albert SchweitzerSC Suguna Kumari 18 On methods Gandhian for a better understanding of man and societyUN Moorthy ad ABSV Ranga Rao 19 Economic challenges in globalization and Swadeshi special reference to MK GandhiHimanshu Bourai 20 Gandhism - a way of lifeN Babayya 21 Gandhian approach to tribal developmentV Subramanyam and A Rohini 22 Tribal development Gandhian perspectiveT Sobhasri and G Sanjeevayya Mahatma Gandhis life represents a remarkable journey and personal transformation from a shy Young lawyer in South Africa to the venerated fearless liberator of India from British rule Though Gandhis personal habits and lifestyle were ascetic and simple his aspirations for India were bold and ambitious rooted firmly in raising the quality of life of the Indian masses from poverty and the orthodoxy of the caste system He intrigued the world for many reasons his pioneering non-violent approach to solving Indias caste problem his economic ideas for eradicating Indian poverty and his colourful political actions and personalityMahatma Gandhi believed practiced and advocated that service to fellow human beings with a clean heart should be the goal of every person This kind of approach to social service is the end of religious action This kind of service should eschew all our biases of people - rich and poor all castes and creeds people and also should embrace people of different religious beliefs One should not discriminate people for following religious faiths For Gandhi the teachings of the Bhagavad-Gita the Bible and the Koran are one and the same-each to reach God and understand universal love of all peopleThe Gandhian development and welfare of fellow beings believes in harmony and equality with nature and fellow beings Though Gandhi was not a theorist or propounded a particular scientific theory his principles which he practiced in his life and propagated to his fellow beings has become to us - Gandhian theory With what ever name we call Gandhis principles are being propagated in a big way especially in this age of globalization jacket 254 pp.…