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100			_aGiri, Ananta Kumar
245			_aRethinking the politics and ethics of consumption: dialogues with the Swadeshi movements and Gandhi
260			_c2004
300			_ap.41-51.
362			_aJan-Jun
520			_aThis article attempts to create the space for rethinking the politics and ethics of consumption by initiating dialogues with Swadeshi movements and Gandhi in order to transform the spaces of production transcending the concern for consumption choices. Analysing the history of Swadeshi movements in pre-independence India, especially Bengal, and drawing inspiration from Gandhi's Swadeshi movement and his principles of swaraj and satyagraha, an attempt has been made here to provide an aesthetic, ethical and spiritual foundation for the present version of the Swadeshi drive in India, which is substantively immersed in the logic of market capitalism and mindless consumption. The article explores pathways of improvement of quality of life, experiences in happiness and fulfillment, both individual and collective, by creating a culture of self-development, responsible consumption and community building efforts on the basis of sharing and concern for others. - Reproduced.
650			_aHistory
650			_aConsumption
773			_aJournal of Human Values
909			_a60605
999			_c60605 _d60605