Gandhism


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Gandhism, Gandhiism

the principles of Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader, especially his advocacy of passive resistance and noncooperation to achieve social and political reforms. — Gandhist, Gandhiist, n.Candhian, adj.
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With 70% youth in the country, if they could be able to identify with Gandhism then the best known identification of India will be revived from just being the hero for a couple of days in the year.
Through his interactions with Gandhi, he begins to practice what he refers to as Gandhigiri (a neologism for Gandhism) to help ordinary people solve their problems.
The book has been authored by Abdul Nabi al Shula, a Bahraini author and an expert in Gandhism.
Like Buddhism, which is mostly prevalent now-a-days outside India, the country of its birth, Gandhism today is alive and active only outside India.
The two pillars of Gandhism, meanwhile, are truth and nonviolence.
Indian secular facade has been unveiled and Gandhism seems to be dying an unfortunate but sure death.
Even though the author follows the nationalist historians' narration of Indian history, unlike many other nationalist historians Tharoor points out the limitation of Gandhism and the non-violence method in different contexts such as the oppression of dictators and discrimination against Dalits.
In his book titled Hinduism, Fascism and Gandhism, V.
(14) He transcended the classical dyads of ecumenism: Christianity and Islam, (15) Christianity and Judaism, (16) and Christianity and Gandhism. (17) He emphasized critical responsiveness.