"What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and more. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringi…
"What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and more. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringi…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gandhi's attitude to the state and keeping it in check -- 3 Democratising the polity through decentralisation in Gandhi's vision -- 4 Decentralised democracy in India…
"This book provides a vantage point of comparison, of the actual reality of decentralisation in India with Gandhi's vision of decentralised democracy, or what he referred to as Gram Swaraj. It looks at the historical evolution of panchayats from ancient times to India's independ…