Book Description

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the giants fo twentieth century who applied his mind to socio-economic, political and other problems affecting every facet of human endeavour. Gandhism as a philosophy and creed and theory and practice has much significance and relevance not only for India but all other countries of the world. In the present volume, Indian and foreign scholars of repute have come to grips with many and less researched areas of Gandhian thought. Twenty-six contributions of various scholars are contained in four parts. Part on ecovers Gandhi's economic and political ideas. The second part looks into Gandhi's ideas on religion and ethics which constitute an intrinsic part of Gandhi's philosophy. The third part discusses the Gandhian interpretation of an existing world order, world peace and nuclear threat and the relevance of Gandhi's philosophy of education. The fourth part probes into a number of Gandhian themes like truth, human habitat etc. The scholars have not only expressed them-selves freely but provide lucid insight into the contours of Gandhian thought.