Indian critiques of Gandhi / edited by Harold Coward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

SUNY series in religious studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Political and social views.

Gandhi.

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.

History.

Autonomy and independence movements.

Political and social views.

India--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

India.

India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vii, 287 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2003]

Summary:

Although Gandhi has been the subject of hundreds of books and an Oscarwinning film, there has been no sustained study of his engagement with major figures in the Indian Independence Movement who were often his critics from 1920-1948. This book fills that gap by examining the strengths and weaknesses of Gandhi's contribution to India as evidenced in the letters, speeches, and newspaper articles focused on the dialogue/debate between Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Annie Besant, and C. F. Andrews. The book also covers key groups within India that Gandhi sought to incorporate into his Independence Movement -- the Hindu Right, Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs -- and analyzes Gandhi's ambiguous stance regarding the Hindi-Urdu question and its impact on the Independence struggle.

Contents:

Part I. Critiques of Gandhi by Individuals

1. The Convergence of Distinct Worlds: Nehru and Gandhi / Robert D. Baird 19

2. Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Untouchability / Harold Coward 41

3. Of Many Mahatmas: Besant, Gandhi, and Indian Nationalism / Joy Dixon 67

4. Sri Aurobindo's Dismissal of Gandhi and His Nonviolence / Robert N. Minor 87

5. Tagore and Gandhi / T. S. Rukmani 107

Part II. Critiques of Gandhi by Groups

6. The Hindu Mahasabha and Gandhi / Ronald Neufeldt 131

7. Gandhi and the Christian Community / Timothy Gorringe 153

8. The Mahatma and the Sikhs / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh 171

9. Indian Muslim Critiques of Gandhi / Roland E. Miller 193

10. Gandhi and the Hindi-Urdu Question / Daud Rahhar 217

Conclusion: A Debate for Our Times / Julius Lipner 239

Appendix Chronology of Gandhi, His Critics, and the Independence Movement / Hussein Keshani 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791459098

0791459101

OCLC:

52757057