ABSTRACT
The world is passing through a critical phase of structural violence and there are intense debates on alternative paths of social development. It is the opportune time to reflect upon the Gandhian model for rural reconstruction in order to build up a non-violent social order, understand its structural limitations, and use it as an alternative model for development and social reconstruction. During this phase, West Bengal-Bihar Border Regional committee, and Bengal-Bihar-Orissa Border Regional committee were mostly active among the Tribal population. Central and South Central region of Bihar witnessed the second phase of the radical agrarian movement from 1973 onwards. The radical movement in Central Bihar region brought forward many subdued contradictions and controversies within Indian democratic system. Gandhi started many practices to attain a non-violent social order as the goal of his Swaraj, which was poor man’s Swaraj, and was later carried out by the organisations and activists of Gandhian folds.
