Abstract

As we celebrate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth on 2 October, 2019, his theory of nonviolence needs to be revisited, analyzed, and applied in the twenty-first century, often referred to as ‘the age of violence’. Gandhi was a key leader in the Indian freedom struggle that released India from the chains of its colonial domination. The focus of this study is on the change of social and political conditions (‘satyagraha’) that rooted Gandhi’s spiritual self-purification.

Presenters

Anna Hamling
Professor, Culture and Media Studies, UNB, Canada

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Society and Culture

KEYWORDS

Gandhi, Nonviolence, Satyagraha, Religion

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