Re-reading Hind Swaraj

Ghanshyam Shah is National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and formerly Professor, Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; and Director and Professor, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, Gujarat.

Through critical re-readings of Hind Swaraj, this book examines whether Gandhi's thoughts, values and vision are relevant to understanding the contemporary socio-politico-economic situation, marked by ethnic conflicts, terrorism, economic insecurity and moral degeneration. In particular, it explores the relationship between modernity and emancipation of subalterns, in the light of his critique of modern civilisation.

Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. Glossary. Introduction Ghanshyam Shah. 1. Reading Hind Swaraj Tridip Suhrud 2. Beyond Hind and Its Swaraj: Re-Reading Gandhi's Hind Swaraj Avadhesh Kumar Singh 3. Hind Swaraj: A Lost Discourse? Sudhir Chandra 4. Towards an Aesthetic of Slowness: Reading Hind Swaraj Today Aditya Nigam 5. The Tension Between Radical and Conservative Gandhi: Subaltern Responsibility for Subordination Ajay Skaria 6. Perspective from Below: My Sisters, Swaraj is Ours to Take! Ela R. Bhatt 7. Ethics of Technological Modernity: Reading Hind Swaraj towards Critiquing Craig Venter's Synthetic Biology Esha Shah 8. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj and Hindu-Muslim Relations Anwar Alam 9. Mahatma Gandhi and Osama bin Laden: An Imaginary Dialogue Bhikhu Parekh 10. Measuring Truth: The Importance of Dhamma V. Geetha 11. A Vision for Difficult Terrain Martin Macwan 12. Hind Swaraj: A Moralist's Outcry against Globalisation Ghanshyam Shah. About the Editor. Notes on Contributors. Index