Gandhian Thought -I

Paper Code: 
HIS 325 (C)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students –

  1. To understand the formative years of Gandhi, the evolution and practical application of his ideas.
  2. To study about the techniques of non-violent resistance.
  3. To understand Gandhi’s attitudes toward the economy, society and state.
  4. To examine key principles of Gandhi’s thought and its development over time and Gandhi’s impact during his lifetime and in the decades since.

Course Outcomes :

Course

Outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

HIS 325 (C)

Gandhian Thought -I

The students will be able –

CO 115- Students will understand the Gandhi – The Man, Formative years and South African Experiences of Gandhi and Identify historical contexts that influenced Gandhi.

CO116-Students will get acquainted with Gandhi’s Concept of Religion and Spiritualism as a Code of Conduct.

CO117-Students will understand Gandhi’s Basic Concepts of Truth, Non- violence and Satyagraha.

CO 118- Demonstrate an understanding of Gandhi’s thought, including truth and ahimsa, swaraj and sarvodaya.

CO119-Students will learn about Gandhi’s Autobiography - “My Experiments with Truth.”
  • Interactive Lectures
  • Group Discussion
  • Tutorials
  • Reading Assignments
  • Documentary Screening
  • Power Point Presentation

 

Written test and viva , Oral Presentation and quiz , Home Assignments, Group discussion

 

 

12.00

Gandhi – The Man, Formative years,

South African Experiences of Gandhi.

Influences that shaped his worldview.

 

12.00

Gandhi’s Concept of Religion and Spiritualism as a Code of Conduct.

 

12.00

Gandhi’s Basic Concepts –Truth, Non violence and Satyagraha.

 

14.00

Political Philosophy of Gandhi : Concept of Swaraj and Sarvodaya.

A Critique of Parliamentary Democracy.

 

10.00

Gandhi’s Autobiography - “My Experiments with Truth.”

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Gandhi : The Story of My Experiments with Truth (An Autobiography)
  • J.N. Bandopadhyay : Social and Political Thought of Gandhi
  • B.N. Ganguli : Gandhi’s Social  Philosophy
  • Jha : Civil Disobedience and After
  • Judith Brown : Gandhi’s Rise to Power
  • Gandhi : Satyagrah
  • T.K. Mahadevan : Truth of Non-violence
  • Erik. H. Erikson : Gandhi’s Truth
  • John Bondurant : The Conquest of Violence
  • J.J. Anjana : An Essay on Gandhian Economy
  • Dhirendra Mohan Datta : Gandhi and Gandhism
  • Louis Fisher: The Story of Gandhi

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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