About the Book

This book engages a multidisciplinary approach to understand Gandhi in addressing specific contemporary societal issues. The issues highlighted in the book through thirteen distinct, yet interrelated, themes offer solutions to the societal challenges through the prism of Gandhian  thought process. This edited book explores how ideas Gandhi expressed over a century ago can be applied today to issues from the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to peaceful resolution of conflicts. In particular, it looks at the contemporary societies' critical issues and offers solutions through the prism of Gandhian ideas. Written in an accessible style, this book reintroduces Gandhi to today's audiences in relevant terms.

Contents

Introduction

Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century: Ideas and Relevance

Anshuman Behera, Shailesh Nayak

Democracy, Development and Swaraj

Gandhi, Oceanic Circle, and Participatory Democracy

Arun Kumar Patnaik

Sustainable Development Goals in Gandhi’s Thought Perspective

Sudarshan Iyengar

The Great Tapasvi: The Ethics of Gandhi's Politics Swabhava, Ramrajya, Satyagraha, Tapasya

Bindu Puri

Governance and Public Policy in India: Gandhian Perspective

Chetan Singai

Science, Values and Education

Making of a Man: A Reading of Gandhi's Philosophy in 21st Century

Ranjan K. Panda

Between Fact and Value: Locating Gandhian Science

Subhasis Sahoo

Education for Un-Alienated Life: Gandhian Principles

Satyabrata Kar

Environment and Public Health

Resolving Environmental Crises: A Gandhian Approach

Nibedita Priyadarshini Jena

Mahatma Gandhi’s Insights on Air Pollution and Clean Air

S. N. Sahu

Mahatma Gandhi and Public Health in India

Rajni Kant

Conflict Resolution and Peace

Peaceful Resolution of Violent Conflicts in India: The Gandhian Way

Anshuman Behera

Gandhi’s Satya: Truth Entails Peace

Venkata Rayudu Posina

Dissent and Protest Movements in India: Revisiting Gandhi’s Ideas of Peaceful Protest

Ambikesh Kumar Tripathi

Conflict Resolution and Peace

Mahatma Gandhi: Architect of Non-violent Conflict Resolution

Pascal Alan Nazareth

About the Author / Editor

Anshuman Behera is Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme at NIAS, Bengaluru. He earned a Doctorate Degree in Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Telengana. He has co-edited a book on ‘Reasoning Indian Politics’ published by Routledge in 2018 and co-authored a book on ‘Militant Groups in South Asia’ published by Pentagon Press and IDSA in 2014. His research interests include social–political conflicts and conflict resolution, political processes in South Asia and political theory. 

Shailesh Nayak is Director of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, and Chancellor of TERI Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi.  He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Geology from the M.S University of Baroda in 1980. Being  Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Chair, Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO) during 2008–2015, he had set up the state-of-the-art tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean and developed marine services. He was conferred the ISC Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award—2012.