Reading Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century
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Reading Gandhi in the Twenty-First Century


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Niranjan Ramakrishnan examines the surprising extent to which Gandhi's writings still provide insight into current global tensions and the assumptions that drive them. This book explores how ideas Gandhi expressed over a century ago can be applied today to issues from terrorism to the environment, globalization to the 'Clash of Civilizations.' In particular it looks at Gandhi's emphasis on the small, the local, and the human - an emphasis that today begins to appear practical, attractive, and even inescapable. Written in an accessible style invoking examples from everyday happenings familiar to all, this concise volume reintroduces Gandhi to today's audiences in relevant terms.

Table of Contents:
1. Prologue: A World at Sea 2. What's so Great about Gandhi, Anyway? 3. Gandhi in the Time of Terrorism 4. Privatization...Privation...Privacy 5. Globalization...of What? 6. A Fundamental(ist) Irony 7. Environmentalism 8. The C(l)ash of Civilizations 9. East Vs. West: Win, Lose or Draw? 10. Media Matters, Citizen Mutters 11. Technological Titans, Moral Midgets 12. Corruption and its Discontents 13. Of Suicides and Stock Markets 14. Unbroken Connectivity, Broken Lives: Industrialism and its Consequences 15. W(h)ither the State? 16. Epilogue: Where do we go from here?

About the Author :
Niranjan Ramakrishnan grew up in New Delhi and now lives in the USA. Since 2003 his writings on politics and current affairs have appeared on web and print journals in India and the USA. He is a regular contributor to Counterpunch and Countercurrents, online publications with a large readership. His work has also been carried by Z-Mag, Common Dreams and Dissident Voice, among others. Among the print outlets that have featured his writings are The Oregonian, Indian Express, The Hindu, India Today and The Economic Times. His first book, Bantaism - The Philosophy of Sardar Jokes, published in 2011, was hailed for its audacity by noted author and historian Khushwant Singh. In other lives, he has worked for a bank and run two software companies.

Review :
"A man of rare personal courage, Niranjan Ramakrishnan offers witty, quotable sentences and an illuminated understanding of Gandhi's mind." - Rajmohan Gandhi, former University of Illinois professor and author of an award-winning biography of his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781137325150
  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1137325151
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2013
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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