Mahatma Gandhi and National Integration

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About the Book Gandhi wanted India to develop self-sufficiency. He emphasized upon political. territorial, economic and social integration of the nation. At the same time he accepted the motto that, that government is the best which governs the least'.

This book aims at providing to our readers innovative and relevant material on the ideas and activities of Mahatma Gandhi with regard to the national integration. This will enable our readers to form their own opinion on this hotly argued aspect of the national integration. We take this to record our acknowledgements to the authorities on the subject.

About the Author M.K. Singh, who has obtained his all higher degrees from Delhi University, is a widely acclaimed author and scholar. He has authored so many books on social sciences. He is known all over the academic world for his intellect and insight. A social scientist to the core, having attended many seminars and workshops, he has written many articles on the subjects pertaining to social sciences. He had also been selected for Ethiopia University as Professor.

Preface Gandhi wanted India to develop self-sufficiency. He emphasized upon political, territorial, economic and social integration of the nation. At the same time he accepted the motto that, "that government is the best which governs the least'.

This book aims at providing to our readers innovative and relevant material on the ideas and activities of Mahatma Gandhi with regard to the national integration. This will enable our readers to form their own opinion on this hotly argued aspect of the national integration.

We take this opportunity to record our acknowledgements to the authorities on the subject.

Librarians and their staff-members have been kind and cooperative. We thank them.

My publisher deserves word of praise for making such valuable material on this important issue, available for wider intellectual pursuit of the readers, in its present form.

Introduction Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was too modest to be comfortable with the title of "Mahatma", and too candid to be readily understood by his contemporaries. Throughout his life he saw himself and his ideas distorted or oversimplified by others. Patiently, he kept on affirming and amplifying his ideals so that those who cared might comprehend. Politically, he sought to touch people's hearts so as to awaken their faith both in themselves and in his abiding vision of social transformation. At the same time, he was able to sidestep those contentious pundits who prefer verbal combat to patient assimilation or courageous experimentation for national integration. Through his remarkable capacity for self-criticism, his freedom from the complex reactions of others, and his firm insistence on essentials, he nurtured an enormous strength and moral toughness. Revered as a saint and reviled as a demagogue, Gandhi made so powerful an impact that we are still not ready to assess it. If he has already suffered the fate he was anxious to avoid being at a safe distance, only to be overlooked in daily practice-he none the less left mankind a challenging. and even haunting image of the nobility of self-conquest. This memory will grace the corridors of history for centuries to come. It will log serve to disturb the complacency, and to question the unspoken assumptions, of modern life.

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