ABOUT THE BOOK
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What Gandhi did and stood for is,
and would remain, the greatest living legacy of Gandhi to humanity. His thought
and actions were essentially all inclusive; they were intertwined in practical
idealism and incorporation (inclusion). His stress on justice, equality, fairness,
equity, human dignity and love for all beings demonstrates his commitment to
inclusiveness. Gandhi presents a moral map of history. To him, development of
moral character was essential for freedom, equality and universal happiness. It
has to begin with self-reform or Swaraj based on truth and non-violence. On the
basis of truth and non-violence, he developed a technique for specific kind of
political action, known as Satyagraha which he extended to reach Sarvodaya. He
thought and worked for the whole humanity. His emphasis on Daridranarayan,
Swadeshi, voluntary poverty, voluntary simplicity and slowness was, in fact, a
virulent condemnation of modern civilization which was nothing less than an
outright rejection of capitalism. He set an example of amaging courage and
fearlessness. He strove to visualize India as a community based on
socio-economic and political justice,
and fraternity, bonded together by love(non-violence), dignity of individual
and of ‘physical labour and a non-exploitative processes of production.’
An indepth study of Gandhian
idealism and strategies of inclusion has been attempted in this book. This
outstanding book will be great use to students and scholars of all fields as
well as general readers, social workers and green radicals.
ABOUT Author
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M.P. Dube is Director, Institute
of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies,
and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University
of Allahabad. Prof. Dube
is former Head, Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad.
He had his education at the University
of Allahabad. He is
teaching Contemporary Political Theory for the last thirty five years. He has
contributed nearly hundred articles and research papers to journals and edited
volumes. Prof. Dube has authored Role of
Supreme Court in Indian Constitution, Dharmanirpekshta Aur Bhartiya Loktantra,
Secularism in India,
besides has edited Jawaharlal Nehru: Legacy and Legend, Social Justice and Women
in India, Perspectives on
Human Rights, Democratic Decentralization in India. He edited the journal ,
Man, Nature and Society. He is editor of the journal of Social and Political
Studies, published by the Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad.