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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817655503321

Titolo

Indian critiques of Gandhi / / edited by Harold Coward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2003

ISBN

0-7914-8588-9

1-4175-3874-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in religious studies

Altri autori (Persone)

CowardHarold G

Disciplina

954.03/5/092

Soggetti

India History 20th century

India History Autonomy and independence movements

India Politics and government 1919-1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Indian Critiques of Gandhi -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction by HAROLD COWARD -- Part I: Critiques of Gandhi by Individuals -- 1. The Convergence of Distinct Worlds: Nehru and Gandhi by ROBERT D. BAIRD -- 2. Gandhi, Ambedkar, and Untouchability by HAROLD COWARD -- 3. Of Many Mahatmas: Besant, Gandhi, and Indian Nationalism by JOY DIXON -- 4. Sri Aurobindo's Dismissal of Gandhi and His Nonviolence by ROBERT N. MINOR -- 5. Tagore and Gandhi by T. S. RUKMANI -- Part II: Critiques of Gandhi by Groups -- 6. The Hindu Mahasabha and Gandhi by RONALD NEUFELDT -- 7. Gandhi and the Christian Community by TIMOTHY GORRINGE -- 8. The Mahatma and the Sikhs by NIKKY-GUNINDER KAUR SINGH -- 9. Indian Muslim Critiques of Gandhi by ROLAND E. MILLER -- 10. Gandhi and the Hindi-Urdu Question by DAUD RAHBAR -- Conclusion: A Debate for Our Times by JULIUS LIPNER -- Appendix: Chronology of Gandhi, His Critics, and the Independence Movement by Hussein Keshani -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Through examinations of Gandhi's critics, both individuals and groups, this book shows the complexity of Indian society and opinion at the time of the Indian Independence Movement.