G-3 Relevance of Gandhian Thought
[Objective: In this paper the student is supposed to study in the first part of the paper how
Gandhian thought was carried forward and developed further by some followers of
Gandhiji. In the second part the student is supposed to study how Gandhian perspective
can be applied and is also being applied for solving some soio-cultural and political
problems. The weightage of each unit will be 12 lectures]
Part I: Gandhism after Gandhi
Unit I: Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari:
(a) His Contribution to economic and social thought of Gandhi
(b) His conception of Sarvodaya
© His conception of Sarvadharmasamabhava
Unit II: Acharya S. D. Javdekar
(a) Synthesis of Gandhi and Marx
(b) ‘Satyagrahi Samajvad’
Unit III: Vinoba Bhave:
(a) His conception of Sarvodaya
(b) Interpretation of the Geeta (Sthiprajna-darshana)
(c) Bhoodan, Gramadan
Unit IV:
(a) Gora: Atheism, Rationalism
(b) Jayprkash Narayan: Total Revolution
Part II: Movements Influenced by Gandhian Thought
Unit V: Peace Movement:
(a): Gandhian model of Development
(b) Applications of Gandhian methods and techniques for solving various sociopolitical
issues
© Introduction to some movements: Green Party (Germany); Movement for
New society (USA)
Unit VI: Anti-imperialist and Anti-racist Movement
Impact of Gandhian thought on the following leaders and their movements:
(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Nelson Mandela
© Syu Ki (Myanmar)
Unit III: Environmental Movement:
Introduction to the nature and ideology of the following movements:
(a) Chipko Andolan (Sundarlal Bahuguna)
(b) Narmada Bachao (Medha Patkar)
© Ganga Bachao Andolan
Unit IV:
(a): Women Empowerment movement: Vinoba’s and Dada Dharmadhikari’s
concepts of ‘Stree-shakti/Naree-shakti’, The activities of the organizations like Brahma-
Vidya Mandir and All India Women’s Conference (1929)
(b)Evaluation of the Gandhian movements: Their Strength and Limitations ;
Potentials for Further development
Books for Reading:
Dada Dharmadhikari, Sarvodaya
S. D. Javdekar, Satyagrahi Samajvad
An Atheist with Gandhi, Atheist Centre, Vijayawada
Virender Grover: Political Thinkers of Modern India Vol. 27 (on Vinoba) Deep and Deep
publications
Dr. Geeta Mehta, Philosophy of Vinoba Bhave, A New Perspective in Gandhian Thought
Shri subhash Mehta: A Handbook of Sarvodaya (Part I and II) Gandhi, Vinoba and Jay
Prakash
R. P. Mishra (Ed.) Gandhian Model of Development and World Peace, concept
Publishing house, New Delhi
Dr. Ramjee Singh, Gandhi and the Twenty First Century
Anil Datta Mishra, Gandhian approach to Contemporary Problems, Mittal Publications,
New Delhi, 1996
Lachman M. Khubchandani (Ed.) Gandhi, Ganga, Giriraj, Navjivan Publishing House,
Ahmedabad, National Women’s organization, Pune, 2004
Dr. Savita Sing, Global concern with Environmental Crisis and Gandhi’s Vision APH
Publishing Corporation, New Delhi 1999
David Hardiman, Gandhi in his Time and Ours, Permanent Black- Delhi, 2003
B. Saguna, Empowerment of Rural Women through Self-Help Groups, DPH, New Delhi
(Relevant Information should also be collected from Internet)
[Objective: In this paper the student is supposed to study in the first part of the paper how
Gandhian thought was carried forward and developed further by some followers of
Gandhiji. In the second part the student is supposed to study how Gandhian perspective
can be applied and is also being applied for solving some soio-cultural and political
problems. The weightage of each unit will be 12 lectures]
Part I: Gandhism after Gandhi
Unit I: Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari:
(a) His Contribution to economic and social thought of Gandhi
(b) His conception of Sarvodaya
© His conception of Sarvadharmasamabhava
Unit II: Acharya S. D. Javdekar
(a) Synthesis of Gandhi and Marx
(b) ‘Satyagrahi Samajvad’
Unit III: Vinoba Bhave:
(a) His conception of Sarvodaya
(b) Interpretation of the Geeta (Sthiprajna-darshana)
(c) Bhoodan, Gramadan
Unit IV:
(a) Gora: Atheism, Rationalism
(b) Jayprkash Narayan: Total Revolution
Part II: Movements Influenced by Gandhian Thought
Unit V: Peace Movement:
(a): Gandhian model of Development
(b) Applications of Gandhian methods and techniques for solving various sociopolitical
issues
© Introduction to some movements: Green Party (Germany); Movement for
New society (USA)
Unit VI: Anti-imperialist and Anti-racist Movement
Impact of Gandhian thought on the following leaders and their movements:
(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Nelson Mandela
© Syu Ki (Myanmar)
Unit III: Environmental Movement:
Introduction to the nature and ideology of the following movements:
(a) Chipko Andolan (Sundarlal Bahuguna)
(b) Narmada Bachao (Medha Patkar)
© Ganga Bachao Andolan
Unit IV:
(a): Women Empowerment movement: Vinoba’s and Dada Dharmadhikari’s
concepts of ‘Stree-shakti/Naree-shakti’, The activities of the organizations like Brahma-
Vidya Mandir and All India Women’s Conference (1929)
(b)Evaluation of the Gandhian movements: Their Strength and Limitations ;
Potentials for Further development
Books for Reading:
Dada Dharmadhikari, Sarvodaya
S. D. Javdekar, Satyagrahi Samajvad
An Atheist with Gandhi, Atheist Centre, Vijayawada
Virender Grover: Political Thinkers of Modern India Vol. 27 (on Vinoba) Deep and Deep
publications
Dr. Geeta Mehta, Philosophy of Vinoba Bhave, A New Perspective in Gandhian Thought
Shri subhash Mehta: A Handbook of Sarvodaya (Part I and II) Gandhi, Vinoba and Jay
Prakash
R. P. Mishra (Ed.) Gandhian Model of Development and World Peace, concept
Publishing house, New Delhi
Dr. Ramjee Singh, Gandhi and the Twenty First Century
Anil Datta Mishra, Gandhian approach to Contemporary Problems, Mittal Publications,
New Delhi, 1996
Lachman M. Khubchandani (Ed.) Gandhi, Ganga, Giriraj, Navjivan Publishing House,
Ahmedabad, National Women’s organization, Pune, 2004
Dr. Savita Sing, Global concern with Environmental Crisis and Gandhi’s Vision APH
Publishing Corporation, New Delhi 1999
David Hardiman, Gandhi in his Time and Ours, Permanent Black- Delhi, 2003
B. Saguna, Empowerment of Rural Women through Self-Help Groups, DPH, New Delhi
(Relevant Information should also be collected from Internet)
