ABSTRACT
This book engages with the socio-cultural imaginings of Gandhi in literature, history, visual and popular culture. It explores multiple iterations of his ideas, myths and philosophies, which have inspired the work of filmmakers, playwrights, cartoonists and artists for generations.
Gandhi’s politics of non-violent resistance and satyagraha inspired various political leaders, activists and movements and has been a subject of rigorous scholarly enquiry and theoretical debates across the globe. Using diverse resources like novels, autobiographies, non-fictional writings, comic books, memes, cartoons and cinema, this book traces the pervasiveness of the idea of Gandhi which has been both idolized and lampooned. It explores his political ideas on themes such as modernity and secularism, environmentalism, abstinence, self-sacrifice and political freedom along with their diverse interpretations, caricatures, criticisms and appropriations to arrive at an understanding of history, culture and society.
With contributions from scholars with diverse research interests, this book will be an essential read for students and researchers of political philosophy, cultural studies, literature, Gandhi and peace studies, political science and sociology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Gandhi in Sonic and Visual Practices
chapter 1|25 pages
Gandhi's Image and Images of Gandhi
part II|79 pages
Consumptions of Gandhi
chapter 5|19 pages
Mahatma in Antiphony
chapter 6|13 pages
Exploration of Indian Visual Practices From 1960 to 1970
part III|57 pages
The Construction of Self
chapter 9|15 pages
An Untouchable in Search of an Asketic Gandhi
chapter 10|14 pages
Reformulation of Public–Private Dynamics in Bengali Women's Autobiographies
chapter 12|13 pages
Gandhian Environmentalism and Its Limits
part IV|47 pages
Gandhian Presence in Intimate and Public Spheres