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Political Thought of Gandhi [1]

Paper Code: 
PGS 152
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

Indian National Congress

Emergence of Gandhi in Indian political scene

Gandhi  - goals and methods of action (Ends and Means)

Concept and claim of spiritualizing politics

Nation, Society and State

State and Governments, State and the Individual

Lokniti (Peoples Power), Ahimsa, Conflict Resolution, Universalism

Liberty - Meaning and Safeguards

Citizenship

Equality - Rights and Duties

State and religion

Democracy - Communism

Gahian writing- Hind Swaraj

Gandhi’s Concept of Swaraj - Decentralized Administration

Gram Swaraj , Ram Rajya

Contemporary relevance 

Essential Readings: 

Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thought (6 Vols-Set) :  K.S. Bharathi, Anmol, 2005, 3158 p, 6 Vols, ISBN : 81-261-2399-0

Encyclopaedia of Gandhian Thought, Vol. I to X :  R K Pruthi and Archna Chaturvedi, Commonwealth, 2008, 3508 p, 10 vols, ISBN : 81-311-0177-3

Encyclopaedia on Gandhi, Vols. I to X :  Ram Ayodhya Singh, Anmol Pub, 2008, 2864 p, 10 vols, ISBN : 81-261-3687-2

Economic Vision of Mahatma Gandhi :  Nand Kishore Prasad, ABD Pub, 2010, viii, 260 p, ISBN : 81-8376-236-6

Economics of Mahatma Gandhi : Challenges and Development :  Anil Kumar Thakur and Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, Deep and Deep, 2009, xv, 508 p, ISBN : 81-8450-158-2

Contemporary Global Problems : A Gandhian Perspective :  S.C. Gangal and Anurag Gangal, Vinod, 1995, 261 p, ISBN : 81-85599-43-2

Reading Gandhi : Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Gandhian Political Philosophy : O.P. Gauba, National Pub, 2009, x, 190 p, ISBN : 81-214-0322-7

An Autobiography - The Story Of My Experiments With Truth, by M. K. Gandhi 

Hind Swaraj Or Indian Home Rule, by M. K. Gandhi 

Academic Year: 
2025-26 [2]

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