| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Was there a strategy in Gandhi's approach to fight against the caste system? -- What did Gandhi stand for and what did he intend to achieve? -- Gandhi's evolving strategy to abolish the caste system -- Critical analysis: Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the Arya Samaj -- The politician: A response to Arundhati Roy's 'The Doctor and the Saint' |
| Summary |
This work examines Gandhi's understanding of the caste and varna, and his evolving strategies to abolish it. It divides the entire political career of Gandhi in India into five periods - 1915 to 1920, 1920 to 1927, 1927 to 1932, 1932 to 1945, and 1945 to 1948 - based on the themes that emerge in his writings during those years on issues of untouchability, caste, varna, sanatani Hindu, inter-dining, and inter-caste marriage. It traces the evolution of Gandhi's views, exploring shifts and turns in the context of political and social development of the time |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 6, 2018) |
| Subject |
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Influence
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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 fast |
| Subject |
Caste -- India -- History -- 20th century
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Caste
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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India
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199091089 |
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0199091080 |
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