1st Edition

Tracing Gandhi Satyarthi to Satyagrahi

By Samir Banerjee Copyright 2020
216 Pages
by Routledge India

216 Pages
by Routledge India

216 Pages
by Routledge India

This book traces the journey of Mahatma Gandhi, from being a simple and truth-seeking human being, a satyarthi , to a committed, conscious and social human being, a satyagrahi . It specifically looks at this critical transformation during the time Gandhi was in South Africa. The central argument of the book is that Gandhi evolved from being a satyarthi to a satyagrahi in South Africa.... Read more

Preface

1. Invoking Gandhi: Recalling an Interlocutor’s Paradigm

2. A Satyarthi in South Africa

3. Gandhi: A Satyagrahi

4. Satyagrahi Gandhi Returns to India

5. Morality and Wisdom: Brahmacharya, Satya, Ahimsa, Satyagraha

6. Religion: Case, Brief, and Argument

7. Towards a World View: Sarvodaya, Hind Swaraj, Swadeshi, Social Service

8. Gandhi is Gone, But Gandhian Thought Remains

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Samir Banerjee is an independent researcher based in Bengaluru, India. Besides long-standing involvement in the non-formal sector on issues such as sustainable development, environment, organic farming, watershed development, technology, adult literacy, and slum habitats, he has taught, written, and published on the significance of Gandhian thought and praxis. His last published book was Notes from Gandhigram: Challenges to Gandhian Praxis (2009).