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| Title | A STUDY OF THE RELEVANCE AND IMPACT OF GANDHIAN IDEOLOGY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD |
| Article Credit | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), ISSN: ISSN-2349-5162, Vol.: Volume 6, Issue: Issue 5, Year: 2019 |
| Author | Dr. Usha Dahiya (Assistant Professor, C.R.A. College Sonepat(HARYANA).) |
| Subject | This PDF examines the continuing relevance of Gandhian thought in education, social reform, democracy, international relations, and peacebuilding. It focuses on how Gandhi's principles are presented as responses to modern political, economic, and ethical challenges. |
| Category | Academic article |
| Institution | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) |
| Main Topics | Gandhian ideology in the contemporary world, Basic education and vocational training, Nonviolence and satyagraha, Democracy, pluralism, and accountability, Human rights and peaceful social order, Village self-sufficiency and swadeshi, World peace and disarmament, Industrialization, trusteeship, and environmental protection |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Language | English |
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| File Size | 651.1 KB |
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A STUDY OF THE RELEVANCE AND IMPACT OF GANDHIAN IDEOLOGY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
This article studies the relevance and impact of Gandhian ideology in the contemporary world, with special attention to how Gandhi's ideas are applied to education, democracy, peace, and social change. The author argues that Gandhi remains significant because his principles address modern problems such as violence, political irresponsibility, inequality, imperialism, and the erosion of moral values. The discussion begins with Gandhian education, presenting basic education, vocational work, self-reliance, moral training, free primary education, citizenship, and social service as central elements of a balanced educational philosophy. It then turns to the contemporary relevance of nonviolence, satyagraha, religious tolerance, village self-sufficiency, and decentralized economic life. The article also links Gandhi to human rights, democratic accountability, and a peaceful world order, including disarmament, pluralism, and resistance to war. In later sections, the paper extends Gandhian thought to trusteeship, environmental protection, industrialization, and global justice. The final discussion emphasizes Gandhi's influence in India and abroad, especially on civil rights struggles and leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. Overall, the PDF presents Gandhi as a practical moral and political thinker whose ideas still offer a framework for ethical social transformation.
Core Themes
- Nonviolence as a basis for social and political change
- Education as moral, vocational, and self-reliant formation
- Democracy grounded in duties, accountability, and pluralism
- Peace, disarmament, and opposition to war
- Village economy, swadeshi, and trusteeship
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About Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi lived from 1869 to 1948. Born in India, he trained as a lawyer and became a political thinker. Colonial rule repelled him. He opposed it fiercely and eventually led India’s independence movement.
Gandhi pioneered Satyagraha, the power of truth and nonviolent resistance. He put these ideals into practice during political and social upheavals. Over twenty years in South Africa shaped his thinking. That’s where he developed his tactics of nonviolent defiance. He returned to India in 1915 and launched major movements against British rule. Non-Cooperation Movement. Salt March. Quit India Movement. Each one challenged colonial domination.
In 1883 he married Kasturba Gandhi. Marriage and family life remained central to who he was. He spoke powerfully about his beliefs. His writing included Hind Swaraj, Satyagraha in South Africa, and The Story of My Experiments with Truth, his autobiography.
His vision stretched beyond political independence. Religious harmony mattered to him. Social equality. Self-reliance. Women’s rights. Ending untouchability. All of these were part of what he fought for.
Nonviolence and Satyagraha shaped movements worldwide. Civil rights activists drew from his example. Freedom struggles across the globe felt his influence. His approach changed how people thought about resistance and change.
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