Gandhi In Modern World

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Dr. Anil Dutta Mishra (1965) is a distinguished Gandhian scholar and writer. He started his career as Assistant Professor in the Department of Non-violence and Peace Studies, Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun, Rajasthan. He became Deputy Director of National Gandhi Museum and Honorary Professor, Centre for Gandhian Philosophy and Human Development, Gayatri Vidya Parishad Degree College [Autonomous], Visakhapatnam. Dr. Mishra has held the post of General Secretary of Indian Society of Gandhian Studies, Alliance for Sarvodaya; Member Board of Studies, Nagpur and Punjab Universities; and is Member of Gandhian Studies Centre of different colleges and universities across India sponsored by UGC and Executive Member IIPA Regional Branch. He has authored/edited 30 books and published a number of research papers. His recent book Reading Gandhi is widely acclaimed.

Nuti Namita (1970) did her Masters in Modern Indian History from University of Delhi and is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. She has written several articles in reputed professional journals and newspapers including Indian Journal of Public Administration. She has presented Papers in National and International Seminars in India and abroad and is a member of many learning bodies. She has done a course on International Citizenship from the University of Birmingham, UK. She has visited Japan, Britain, France, Hungary, Austria, Spain, New Zealand and Korea.

Gandhi was a unique and iconic personality. He changed the course of history and gave world a non- violent technique of protest, change, liberation and transformation. Gandhi put ancient wisdom in modern form. Gandhi made history, and set the agenda for generations to come. Gandhi was a great man in every sense and many ways. His concerns were contemporary but timeless and borderless. Gandhi changed the world he lived in and gave new direction to what is now known as Swaraj. Gandhi is so much an inseparable part of our modern history that we cannot imagine Indian history without him. Gandhi worked all through his life to liberate India from British colonialism; but this mission of his was only a part of a larger and more encompassing mission of liberating humanity from the mythos that grip its soul, mind, and body. Gandhi tried to solve problems as they arose, following the law of Truth (morality), keeping in view the cultural background of the people, and good of the society at large. Presently, every discourse in Social Science starts and ends with Gandhi. Now Gandhi is at the centre stage in major global discussions. 'Gandhi in Modern World' covers all of his ideas and addresses to a wide range of readers in the field of social science, humanities and Gandhian Studies.

Gandhi was a unique and iconic personality. He changed the course of history and gave the world non-violent technique of protest, change, liberation and transformation. This technique was so powerful that it resulted in the end of the British Empire-An empire where Sun never set. Gandhi put ancient wisdom in modern form. His mind, methods and mission were old, nay ancient indeed, but they went against the main currents of his times. They made history, and set the agenda for generations to come.

Gandhi was a great man in every sense and many ways. His concerns were contemporary but timeless. Gandhi could interact with kings and prime ministers with the same ease as he could with peasants and artisans. He was not an academic in the ordinary sense of the word but he has become one of the major subjects of academic discourse in the contemporary time. He was a practical philosopher, an applied social scientist, a grassroots social worker, a political mobilizer, a revered national leader, a scientist and a saint, all at the same time. Gandhi changed the world he lived in and gave new direction to what is now known as development.

Gandhi is so much an inseparable part of our modern history that we cannot imagine an India without him. Gandhi worked all through his life to liberate India from British colonialism; but this mission of his was only a part of a larger and more encompassing mission of liberating humanity from the mythos that grip its soul, mind, and body. In real sense he was a Karma Yogi seeking knowledge and wisdom through action.

Gandhi tried to solve problems as they arose, following the law of Truth (morality), keeping in view the cultural background of the people, and good of the society at large. Presently, every discourse in Social Science starts and ends with Gandhi. Now Gandhi is at the centre stage in major global discussions. Testimony to Gandhi's global significance is provided by the books about him that constantly roll off the world's press.

The present book Gandhi in Modern World is an outcome of collaborative effort of like minded scholars. It took almost two years to take shape. This effort would not have been possible in the present form without the support and help from friends and well-wishers. We are indebted to all contributors for writing and sending their articles in time. We record our appreciation to them.

We cannot forget our family members for providing full support and cooperation when we were busy with the completion of this book.

Last but not the least, we would like to thank Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal of Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., for bringing out the book in the present form and that too within record time.

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