Gandhi’s Dharma
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9780199477548
Publication date:
25/09/2017
Hardback
308 pages
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ISBN:
9780199477548
Publication date:
25/09/2017
Hardback
308 pages
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Gandhi’s Dharma is about Gandhi’s personal, philosophy and practices. Gandhi’s life in its totality is a series of experiments to convert dharma (moral principles) into karma (practices in action). The book takes us on a scholarly journey with the three fold mission: (i) to provide a coherent and readable introduction to Gandhi’s person, philosophy, and practices (Gandhi sruti), (ii) to postulate the basics of Gandhi’s dharma (Gandhi smriti), and (iii) to promote Gandhian culture (samskriti).
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Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Description
When asked about his message to the world, the Mahatma famously said, ‘My life is my message.’ In him there was no room for contradiction between thought and action. His life in its totality is a series of experiments to convert dharma, moral principles, into karma, practices in action.
Gandhi believed that development is a dialectical process stemming from the antinomy of two aspects latent within every individual—the brute and the divine. While the former represents instinct-driven behaviour, the latter is one’s true self, which is altruistic. Gandhi described this process in different fields, most of which are relevant even today.
Gandhi’s Dharma is an overview of Mahatma Gandhi—his person, philosophy, and practices. The author asserts that the basic principles governing Gandhi’s thoughts—satya, ahimsa, and sarvodaya—are not relics of the past. Nor are his thoughts an obsolete list of rules. Gandhi’s ideas are dynamic principles perpetually in the making, perfectly adaptable to contemporary life.
About the Author
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
is the Chancellor of GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam, India. He is also the Chairman, School of Gandhian Studies, GITAM University. He has written extensively in the areas of psychology, philosophy, education, and Indian culture. His previously published books on Gandhi include Gandhi and Pragmatism (1968) and Gandhi and Applied Spirituality (2011). He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Table of contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. His Life Is His Message: Lessons from Gandhi’s Life
3. Satya and Ahimsa: Philosophical Foundations of Gandhi’s Dharma
4. Dharma and Karma in Gandhi’s Moral Philosophy
5. Swaraj and Swadeshi as Political Dharma
6. Swadharma and Svabhava in Gandhi’s Social Philosophy
7. Sarvodaya: Gandhi’s Moral Economy
8. Nai Talim: Gandhi’s ‘New Education’
9. Satyagraha: Non-violent Conflict Resolution
10. Ramarajya: Gandhi’s Model of Governance
11. Shanti: Peace, Violence, and the Paradigm of Non-violence
12. Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Description
When asked about his message to the world, the Mahatma famously said, ‘My life is my message.’ In him there was no room for contradiction between thought and action. His life in its totality is a series of experiments to convert dharma, moral principles, into karma, practices in action.
Gandhi believed that development is a dialectical process stemming from the antinomy of two aspects latent within every individual—the brute and the divine. While the former represents instinct-driven behaviour, the latter is one’s true self, which is altruistic. Gandhi described this process in different fields, most of which are relevant even today.
Gandhi’s Dharma is an overview of Mahatma Gandhi—his person, philosophy, and practices. The author asserts that the basic principles governing Gandhi’s thoughts—satya, ahimsa, and sarvodaya—are not relics of the past. Nor are his thoughts an obsolete list of rules. Gandhi’s ideas are dynamic principles perpetually in the making, perfectly adaptable to contemporary life.
About the Author
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
is the Chancellor of GITAM University, Vishakhapatnam, India. He is also the Chairman, School of Gandhian Studies, GITAM University. He has written extensively in the areas of psychology, philosophy, education, and Indian culture. His previously published books on Gandhi include Gandhi and Pragmatism (1968) and Gandhi and Applied Spirituality (2011). He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011.
Table of contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. His Life Is His Message: Lessons from Gandhi’s Life
3. Satya and Ahimsa: Philosophical Foundations of Gandhi’s Dharma
4. Dharma and Karma in Gandhi’s Moral Philosophy
5. Swaraj and Swadeshi as Political Dharma
6. Swadharma and Svabhava in Gandhi’s Social Philosophy
7. Sarvodaya: Gandhi’s Moral Economy
8. Nai Talim: Gandhi’s ‘New Education’
9. Satyagraha: Non-violent Conflict Resolution
10. Ramarajya: Gandhi’s Model of Governance
11. Shanti: Peace, Violence, and the Paradigm of Non-violence
12. Conclusion
References
Index
About the Author
