Indian critiques of Gandhi / edited by Harold Coward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Series:

SUNY series in religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gandhi.

India--History--20th century.

India.

India--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through examinations of Gandhi's critics, both individuals and groups, this book shows the complexity of Indian society and opinion at the time of the Indian Independence Movement.

Contents:

Intro

Indian Critiques of Gandhi

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction by HAROLD COWARD

Part I: Critiques of Gandhi by Individuals

1. The Convergence of Distinct Worlds: Nehru and Gandhi by ROBERT D. BAIRD

2. Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Untouchability by HAROLD COWARD

3. Of Many Mahatmas: Besant, Gandhi, and Indian Nationalism by JOY DIXON

4. Sri Aurobindo's Dismissal of Gandhi and His Nonviolence by ROBERT N. MINOR

5. Tagore and Gandhi by T. S. RUKMANI

Part II: Critiques of Gandhi by Groups

6. The Hindu Mahasabha and Gandhi by RONALD NEUFELDT

7. Gandhi and the Christian Community by TIMOTHY GORRINGE

8. The Mahatma and the Sikhs by NIKKY-GUNINDER KAUR SINGH

9. Indian Muslim Critiques of Gandhi by ROLAND E. MILLER

10. Gandhi and the Hindi-Urdu Question by DAUD RAHBAR

Conclusion: A Debate for Our Times by JULIUS LIPNER

Appendix: Chronology of Gandhi, His Critics, and the Independence Movement by Hussein Keshani

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8588-9

1-4175-3874-0

OCLC:

61367832