Understanding Gandhi on caste and modernity
By: Bilgrami, Akeel
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BookPublisher: Social Scientist Description: 52(7-8), Jul-Aug, 2024: p.3-30.Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Gandhi, Caste, Modernity, Indian Politics, Fascism, Representation, Social Reform, Moral Crisis, Democracy, Identity, Modern Indian Thought
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Social ScientistSummary: This article reflects on Gandhi’s ideas of caste and modernity against the backdrop of contemporary Indian politics. It situates Gandhi’s philosophy within a decade marked by political turmoil, authoritarian tendencies, and moral crisis, described metaphorically as a “dark night of the soul.” The narrative highlights how Gandhi’s engagement with caste and modernity offers a framework for rethinking social reform, identity, and democratic resilience. By juxtaposing historical Gandhian thought with present-day challenges, the study underscores the enduring relevance of Gandhi’s critique of modernity and his vision for a more inclusive and ethical political order. After ten years of it dark night of the soul, Indian politics found, on the 4th of June, that it had groped its way into tentative shaft of light: and though the sour stink of fascism is still in the air, we are now at least able to breathe. For this entire dishonorable decade, the present speaker was at a comfortable distance in New York, without cause of fear since all he did was fantasies that the brigands who were running his country world, by some marvelous change, all brak their nukes. – Reproduced
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This article reflects on Gandhi’s ideas of caste and modernity against the backdrop of contemporary Indian politics. It situates Gandhi’s philosophy within a decade marked by political turmoil, authoritarian tendencies, and moral crisis, described metaphorically as a “dark night of the soul.” The narrative highlights how Gandhi’s engagement with caste and modernity offers a framework for rethinking social reform, identity, and democratic resilience. By juxtaposing historical Gandhian thought with present-day challenges, the study underscores the enduring relevance of Gandhi’s critique of modernity and his vision for a more inclusive and ethical political order. After ten years of it dark night of the soul, Indian politics found, on the 4th of June, that it had groped its way into tentative shaft of light: and though the sour stink of fascism is still in the air, we are now at least able to breathe. For this entire dishonorable decade, the present speaker was at a comfortable distance in New York, without cause of fear since all he did was fantasies that the brigands who were running his country world, by some marvelous change, all brak their nukes. – Reproduced
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