1st Edition
Gandhi and Adivasis Tribal Movements in Eastern India (1914-1948)
By Debasree De
Copyright 2023
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Adivasi movements played a very important, if not determining, role in the India’s freedom struggle. Gandhi’s idea of mass mobilization couldn’t have been successful without the active participation of all sections of the Indian society. Adivasi movements were swelled by Gandhian ideology only during the Non-Cooperation movement. Though Gandhi’s interest in the tribal problems crystallized at a... Read more
1. Changing Perspectives on Adivasi Predicaments: Gandhi, Verrier Elwin and Amritlal Thakkar 2. Impact of Gandhian Ideology on the Tribal Movements of Chota Nagpur in Twentieth Century 3. Conflicting Forces behind the Jharkhand Movement: Gandhi and Jaipal Singh 4. Disillusionment and Disappointment: Evaluation of the Role of Gandhi in Consolidating Adivasi Movements in Chota Nagpur Region 5. Adivasi Movements after Gandhi: The Relevance of Gandhism in Twenty-first-Century Adivasi Movement—The Ideological Shifts 6. A Postscript: Gandhi in Adivasi Folk Traditions
Biography
Debasree De is an Assistant Professor, Department of History, Maharaja Srischandra College, Kolkata, West Bengal.
