Overview
Gandhi's moral approach to politics was original. He was the first of his time in the history of non-violence protest against oppression. Much has been written by political scientists on his political ideas, but most of the time it is Gandhi the politician who is the focus. The present work understands Gandhi's political ideas in the context of Gandhi, the apostle of truth and non-violence, as an inseparable entity from God. For Gandhi, truth is God. To understand it, one must understand that Gandhi exists because God exists. The axiomatic truth "He is; therefore, I am" is the basis to understand his world-view attitude towards industrialization, Sarvodaya and Gram-Swaraj. The book is a unique portrayal of saintly politics. Gandhi's message travels through the world, which is in need of a utopia. A hope for the oppressed, downtrodden and disadvantaged people is there in his saintly ideas. His saintly politics inspired great scientists like Einstein. "Generations to come, it may be," wrote Einstein of Gandhi in July 1944, "will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."
Synopsis
Gandhi's moral approach to politics was original. He was the first of his time in the history of non-violence protest against oppression. Much has been written by political scientists on his political ideas, but most of the time it is Gandhi the politician who is the focus. The present work understands Gandhi's political ideas in the context of Gandhi, the apostle of truth and non-violence, as an inseparable entity from God. For Gandhi, truth is God. To understand it, one must understand that Gandhi exists because God exists. The axiomatic truth "He is; therefore, I am" is the basis to understand his world-view attitude towards industrialization, Sarvodaya and Gram-Swaraj. The book is a unique portrayal of saintly politics. Gandhi's message travels through the world, which is in need of a utopia. A hope for the oppressed, downtrodden and disadvantaged people is there in his saintly ideas. His saintly politics inspired great scientists like Einstein. "Generations to come, it may be," wrote Einstein of Gandhi in July 1944, "will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."