Gandhi against caste / Nishikant Kolge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolge, Nishikant, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Criticism and interpretation.

Gandhi.

Caste--India--History--20th century.

Caste.

India.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This work examines Gandhi's understanding of the caste and varna, and his evolving strategies to abolish it. It divides the entire political career of Gandhi in India into five periods - 1915 to 1920, 1920 to 1927, 1927 to 1932, 1932 to 1945, and 1945 to 1948 - based on the themes that emerge in his writings during those years on issues of untouchability, caste, varna, sanatani Hindu, inter-dining, and inter-caste marriage. It traces the evolution of Gandhi's views, exploring shifts and turns in the context of political and social development of the time.

Contents:

Was there a strategy in Gandhi's approach to fight against the caste system?

What did Gandhi stand for and what did he intend to achieve?

Gandhi's evolving strategy to abolish the caste system

Critical analysis: Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the Arya Samaj

The politician: A response to Arundhati Roy's 'The Doctor and the Saint'

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 6, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-909138-2

0-19-909108-0