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Author: search.filters.author.Nair, Harikrishnan GopinadhanSubject: search.filters.subject.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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    Gandhi and the ‘Race’ question
    (Taylor & Francis, 2019) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
    The objective of this study is to analyze Gandhi’s views on race, especially in relation to native Africans, while he was in South Africa between 1893 and 1914. This study is relevant because it hopes to provide evidence hitherto ignored or not considered in recent debates by Gandhi’s critics as well as those favourably disposed towards the Mahatma. This present study will respond specifically to Roy’s question as well as other related questions emerging out of this debate. This study suggests on the basis of evidence that Gandhi’s views on race were evolving as were those of contemporary scholars, across Europe and America, since the high noon of pseudo-scientific racism began declining in the early years of the 20th century. New evidence suggests that Gandhi was not merely a child of his context or a man of his times, but perhaps he was ahead of his times - in so far as his quest for understanding the relation between race, culture and civilization. This study will place the new evidence for the consideration of the participants of the conference, and thus, contribute to the debate on Gandhi’s views on race, culture and civilization.
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    Ambidextrous Gandhi
    (Gandhi Marg, 2020) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
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    Hispanic Gandhiana Bibliography
    (Gandhi Research Foundation, 2021) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
    Hispanic Gandhiana Bibliography (2021) is a bi-lingual Spanish-English bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi. It contains a list of books published in Spanish between circa 1924 and 2020. The bibliography has approximately six hundred references and contains a prefatory note. It is accompanied by an index of dates, keywords, names of persons, and places. Although the list is primarily focused on books, it also includes references to archival material; articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers; audio recordings; braille texts; comics; manuscripts; music; music for movies; musical notations; newspaper clippings; posters; songs; university dissertations/theses; and videos. The bibliography is clustered chronologically into decades, and within each decade, the list has been divided into two thematic sections: works by Gandhi and works on Gandhi. This bibliography was an outcome of a research project funded by the Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon (India) between September 2020 and March 2021. The Hispanic Gandhiana Bibliography was prepared as a preliminary step for understanding how the Hispanic world engaged with Gandhi.This work will be useful to scholars of Gandhi Studies and Contemporary India.
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    Incorporating Ahimsa into India’s Constitutional Morality
    (Rawat Publicaiton, 2021) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an eminent freedom activist and an influential political leader who also played a dominant role in India’s struggle for independence. The 150th birth centennial celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi are a time for reflection on his life and works. Reflections on Mahatma Gandhi: The Global Perspectives is an outcome of the book project commemorated to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. Gandhi is one of the great minds of global peace and non-violence and is also subjected to radical criticism. Being an advocate of basic human rights, he was the most influential figure and advocate of non-violence, and this scholarship has been universally confirmed for its success of non-violence as a method and strategy for resistance. In this interdisciplinary collection, scholarly articles are assembled that revisit the body of Gandhian works. This collection exhibits a significant variety in the analytical skills and frameworks employed in each and demonstrates the incredible reach and breadth of Gandhi's significance. These contemporary concerns result in a reviewing of already existing themes and preoccupations as well as helping to chart a path forward.