Gandhi against caste

by Kolge, Nishikant

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Full title :Gandhi against caste / Nishikant Kolge.

Summary

This book examines Gandhi's understanding of the caste and varna system, and his evolving strategies to abolish it. It argues that in 1915, after returning to India from South Africa, Gandhi had started talking about the positive aspects of caste system and proclaimed his faith in it because he understood that the Hindu masses were not yet ready for radical reform, and that they must be gradually educated before being asked to abandon their faith in the doctrine of the caste system and the practices based on it. The book employs a chronological reading of Gandhi's writings and outlines the continuity and changes in Gandhi's views between 1915 (when he returned to India from South Africa) to his death in 1948.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2017
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New Delhi, India
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2017

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 316 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199474295, 019947429X
oclc:on1001465582
LC Classification:DS422.C3
Dewey Decimal:305.51220954

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'

Subjects

Caste Caste -- India Castes -- Inde Criticism, interpretation, etc Gandhi,, Mahatma History India Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Social change Social change -- India