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Reading Gandhi: Perspectives in the 21st Century

Reading Gandhi: Perspectives in the 21st Century

$36.00
Author:Edited by Ranu Uniyal, Nazneen Khan and Raj Gaurav Verma
ISBN 13:9789382178361
Binding:Hardbound
Language:English
Year:2022
Subject:History/Modern Period

About the Book

This book explores the relevance of M.K. Gandhi in the present times. Justice, human rights, confl ict, and peace building, along with his alternative method of non-violent resistance or Satyagraha are focal to it. The essays in this volume focus on his inner strength, brotherhood, and self-discipline. His persona becomes a site for discourse in the post-colonial era. Ideas on food, dress and living are included in this study and also his impact on world literature. His philosophical ideals and spiritual experiences refl ect his views on truth, identity, and nationhood. This book covers the impact of Gandhian thoughts on late-capitalism, neocolonialism and post-truth. It opens debates on many signifi cant issues troubling mankind. It will be of interest to scholars of postcolonial literature, gender and cultural studies.