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Draft Syllabus
Cour se Title: Gandhianism in its present context
Semester III
Credits: 02
Code: UACR3 01
Marks: 100
Lectures: 60
Applied component paper
Gandhi anism in its present context
SEMESTER – III
Unit I Impact of different religions on M.K. Gandhi (15 Lectures)
1) Hindu Religion/ Hindusm
2) Jain Religion/ Jainesm
3) Bauddha Religion/ Buddhum
4) Christian Religion/ Christianity
Unit II Impact of thinkers on M.K. Gandhi (15 Lectures)
1) Leo Tolstoy
2) Ruskin
3) B. K. Tilak
4) Gopal Krushna Gokhale
Unit III Fundamental principles of Gandhian Philosophy (15
Lectures)
1) Truth
2) Non- violence
3) Ends - Mean Relationship
Unit IV Gandhi ’s social concepts (15 Lectures)
1) Thoughts of women
2) Removal of untouchability
3) Pune pact
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Reading List:
Bikhu Parekh. Gandhi: A V ery Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, New
York. 1997.
Das Gupta, A. K. Gandhi on Social Conflict. Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. 3,
No. 39, (Dec. 7, 1968), pp. 1876- 1878. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4359414 .
Gandhi M.K. What Jesus means to Me, Navajivan Trust. 1959,
Gandhi, M.K, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi , (relevent volumes), New
Delhi Delhi: Publication Divisio n, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of India, 1958- 1994
Gandhi M.K. My God. Compiled by R.K Prabhu. Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahmedabad, Inida. 1962.
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Cour se Title: Gandhianism in its present context
Semester IV
Credits: 03
Code: UACR3 01
Marks: 100
Lectures: 60
Applied Component Paper
Gandhianism in its Present Context
SEMESTER – IV
Unit I Gandhi’s Political concepts (15 Lectures)
1) Nationalism
2) Ramrajya
3) Satyagrah
Unit II Gandhi’s views on education (15 Lectures)
1) Basic Education
2) Aims of education
Unit III Gandhi’s perspectives on economics (15 Lectures)
1) Machine culture
2) Economic decentralisation
3) Economic Planning
4) Village Industries, Khadi
5) Trusteeship
Unit IV Gandhian Philosophy in present context (15 Lectures)
1) Bhoodas Movement – Vinoba Bhave
2) Civil Rights movement – Martine Lather King
3) Sarvodaya
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4) M. K. Gandhi’s contribution to Indian Constitution
Reading List:
Bikhu Parekh. Gandhi: A V ery Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, New
York. 1997.
Das Gupta, A. K. Gandhi on Social Conflict. Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. 3,
No. 39, (Dec. 7, 1968), pp. 1876- 1878. http://www.jstor.org /stable/4359414 .
Gandhi M.K, An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth.
Navajivan Publishing House Ahmedabad, India. 1927.
Gandhi M.K. Ruskin Unto His Last ; A paraphrase . Navajivan Trust, 1956.
Gandhi, M.K, Truth is God. Compiled by R.K Prabhu, Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahmedabad, India. 1955.