Devi Prasad

Gandhi and Revolution

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Produktbeschreibung

Devi Prasad's aesthetic, political and social ideals were formed in close contact with Tagore and Gandhi in the 1940s, at a critical point of the independence movement. His passion for social justice, together with his extraordinary life as an artist-craftsman, shape these essays on Gandhi and social change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781138662506
• ISBN-10: 113866250X
• Artikelnr.: 44828718

Autorenporträt

Devi Prasad, artist and activist, was editor of Nayee Talim, and was closely involved with developing the art school at Gandhi's Sevagram. He ran his own pottery studio in Delhi from 1983 to 2003.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Non-violence and satyagraha 2.
Redefining the concept of freedom 3. Gandhi's educational revolution 4.
Lenin and Gandhi: Contemporary revolutionaries 5. Violent struggles for
freedom 6. Self-suffering and service for effective satyagraha 7. Struggle
of the minorities 8. Why non-violence? 9. Gandhi: A historical necessity
10. True education is education for satyagraha 11. Satyagraha: The art of
defying oppression without becoming oppressors 12. Do we have the will and
courage to knock at Gandhi's door? Bibliography. About the Author. Index