Essays on Gandhian

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Ahimsa: From the Perspectives of Buddhism and Jainism

Introduction The concept of ahimsa is a concept of nonviolence with roots arising from the belief system of Hinduism. Nevertheless, Gandhi (169) and Kaur (2) suggested that all religious traditions worldwide agree that ahimsa can be a profound basis of human survival. However, historically, it has experienced certain variations as understood and practiced in latter belief systems such as Buddhism and Jainism. In the next section, the general but essential concept of Ahimsa will be presented in its entirety as contributed and reinforced in Buddhism and Jainism. It will be followed by two ...

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Imagine Gandhi

I will not claim that I totally understand what you have done in New York and Washington. I will tell you that I sympathize with you because the Americans have caused you pain, exasperation and frustration because of how they approach the global problem. I, too, am a man of principle. I, too, am a man who has a very good belief that the utmost power should not come from man, but from the solely from omnipotent being whom we believed as it exist. We may call him differently, however, one thing is certain, ...

Mahatma Gandhi left a legacy of fearlessness and the author terms it as fundamental and it is coupled up with either truth and non- violence or both. If at all Gandhian principles are to be taken seriously then the former is more important than the latter. Thus, fearlessness forms the mother of all actions end truth and violence cannot match it. Non- violence is neither for the weak nor for cowards, if the aggrieved is fearless in facing the oppressor, has enough thought been put in their actions. Fearlessness is an attribute of the brave and it comes with strengths ...

The literature regarding M.K. Gandhi deals with his views of politics, ethics, economic ideas and religious views. However, there is little exploration into the coherence of these domains of thoughts of the stalwart figure. Critics treat his views on the different matters in isolation with each other. Nevertheless, he communicates the very important message of the dutiful existence of human beings through his views of life and the civilization. V.S. Naipaul opines that there is no way to abide by the philosophy of Gandhism, owing to the lack of unity in his ideas. The khadi and charka are ...

Chabot, in his article, The Gandhian Repertoire as Transformative Invention says that Gandhian forms of action, organization, and communication, were distinctively similar to those of various social movements of the past. Although the meaning and consequences differed, most of the actions during the Indian independence movement after the First World War, during the Salt March, during the rise of the Indian campaign for civil rights in South Africa and during the 'Quit India Movement' were similar to those enacted before (3). Similar to the movements that happened before, performances during all Gandhian protests aimed at gaining an immediate ...