GANDHI IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY: IDEAS AND RELEVANCE

Book Details:

• ISBN: 9789819604159

• Author: Anshuman Behera, Shailesh Nayak (Editors)

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Binding: Hardback

• Number of Pages: 229

• Publication Year: 2025

• Sale Territory: India Only

About the Book
This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore how Gandhi’s ideas can address contemporary societal issues. It delves into thirteen distinct, yet interconnected themes, offering solutions to today’s challenges through the lens of Gandhian philosophy. The book reflects on the relevance of Gandhi's ideas over a century after they were first expressed, examining how they can be applied to current global issues such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, conflict resolution, and more.

In a clear and engaging style, this edited volume reintroduces Gandhi to modern readers, demonstrating that his ideas continue to offer relevant, practical solutions to contemporary problems. Whether addressing democracy, sustainable development, or environmental crises, this book highlights Gandhi’s enduring impact on global societal challenges.

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

  • Mahatma Gandhi: Architect of Non-violent Conflict Resolution

  • Pascal Alan Nazareth

About the Author / Editor
Anshuman Behera is an Associate Professor in the Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme at NIAS, Bengaluru. His research interests include social-political conflicts, conflict resolution, political processes in South Asia, and political theory. He has co-edited several books, including Reasoning Indian Politics (Routledge, 2018) and Militant Groups in South Asia (Pentagon Press, 2014).

Shailesh Nayak is the Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, and Chancellor of TERI Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi. A former Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Chair of the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO), he played a key role in establishing India’s tsunami warning system and marine services.