Gandhi in India�s Literary and Cultural Imagination

This book engages with the socio-cultural imaginings of Gandhi in literature, history, visual and popular culture. It explores multiple iterations of his ideas, myths and philosophies, which have inspired the work of filmmakers, playwrights, cartoonists and artists for generations. Gandhi’s politics of non-violent resistance and satyagraha inspired various political leaders, activists and movements and has been a subject of rigorous scholarly enquiry and theoretical debates across the globe. Using diverse resources like novels, autobiographies, non-fictional writings, comic books, memes, cartoons and cinema, this book traces the pervasiveness of the idea of Gandhi which has been both idolized and lampooned. It explores his political ideas on themes such as modernity and secularism, environmentalism, abstinence, self-sacrifice and political freedom along with their diverse interpretations, caricatures, criticisms and appropriations to arrive at an understanding of history, culture and society. With contributions from scholars with diverse research interests, this book will be an essential read for students and researchers of political philosophy, cultural studies, literature, Gandhi and peace studies, political science and sociology. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Gandhi in Sonic and Visual Practices: Enunciations of “Darsan” and Activism 1 Gandhi’s Image and Images of Gandhi: The Culture and Politics of Visual Representation 2 Music for the Congregation: Assembling an Aesthetic for Prayer 3 Visualizing Gandhi: The Icon and His People Part II Consumptions of Gandhi: Articulations or Disarticulations? 4 Mahatma in Memescape: Making of Gandhi in Participatory Digital Culture 5 Mahatma in Antiphony: Gandhi in Indian Nationalist, Muslim and British Press Cartoons, 1946–1947 6 Exploration of Indian Visual Practices From 1960 to 1970: A Study of Indian Comic Books on Gandhi 7 Gandhi, the New Divine: Gandhi Ethos in the Malayalam Socials of 1950 and 1960s 8 Framing Gandhi Part III The Construction of Self: Experimental Site of Praxis and Its Discursive Limits 9 An Untouchable in Search of an Asketic Gandhi: The Religiosity of Postcolonial Political 10 Reformulation of Public–Private Dynamics in Bengali Women’s Autobiographies: Exploring Gandhi and Women’s Activism 11 Examining Gandhi’s Disavowals and Re-thinking the “Experiment” in The Story of My Experiments with Truth 12 Gandhian Environmentalism and Its Limits: A Reading of C. K. Janu’s “Autobiographical Testimonio” Mother Forest Part IV Gandhian Presence in Intimate and Public Spheres: Reflections on Corporeality, Ethicality and Society 13 The Missing/Divergent Inscription of the Gandhian Body: Examining Corruption in Shrilal Shukla’s Raag Darbari 14 Gandhi, Abstinence and Political Freedom: Reading Saadat Hasan Manto’s “Swaraj Ke Liye” 15 Gandhi and Peasant Organizations in Colonial India: A Reading of Satinath Bhaduri’s Dhorai Charit Manas Index "This book looks at education reforms, planning and policy through an exploration of the Yash Pal Committee Report (1993) in India, which made recommendations to improve the quality of learning while reducing cognitive burden on students. It analyses the wide-ranging impact the Report had on curriculum, pedagogy, teacher education reforms and the national policy on education. The book examines the legacy of the Report, tracing the various deliberations and critical engagements with issues around literacy, language and mathematics learning, curriculum reforms and classroom practices, assessment and evaluation. It reviews contemporary developments in research on learning in diverse disciplines and languages through the lens of the recommendations made by the Learning without Burden report while engaging with challenges and systemic issues which limit inclusivity and access to quality education. Drawing on extensive research and first-hand academic and teaching experience, this book will attract attention and interest of students and researchers of educational policy and analysis, linguistics, sociology, and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to policy makers, think tanks and civil society organisations"-- Provided by publisher