The aim of this course is to facilitate students to participate creatively in all aspects of peace studies, peace-building in conflict and post-conflict societies. Understanding Gandhian approach to peace from the interdisciplinary perspective and comprehend Gandhi’s views and perceptions on economic, social, political, environmental, and development, related issues. To provide opportunities to the learners for higher studies in the area of theoretical and applied Gandhian Studies, Peace, Conflict Management, and Social Regeneration.

Course layout

BLOCK-I - MAKING OF GANDHI
Unit-1 - Introducing Gandhi

Unit-2 - Formative Years

Unit-3 - Indian Influences: Epics, Narratives, Gita, Raichand Bhai, Folklore

Unit-4 - Western Influences: Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy, Quakers

BLOCK-II - GANDHI AND MASS STRUGGLES
Unit-5 - Gandhi in South Africa

Unit-6 - Return of Gandhi

Unit-7 - Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement

Unit-8 - Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930

BLOCK-III - TOWARDS FREEDOM
Unit-9 - Communal Award and Poona Pact

Unit-10 - Constructive Programme

Unit-11 – Gandhi and the Quit India Movement

Unit-12 - Partition of India

BLOCK-IV - GANDHI AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
Unit-13 - Moderates, Extremists and Revolutionaries

Unit-14 - Jinnah and Savarkar

Unit-15 - Tagore, Nehru and Ambedkar

Unit-16 - Gandhi and the Left

Instructor bio

Prof. Anurag Joshi

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Prof. Anurag Joshi has had his schooling and higher education in various institutions in the Pink City of Jaipur. Before joining IGNOU (1988), he was UGC-NET qualified Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. At IGNOU, he coordinates various courses each at the Graduate and Postgraduate levels. He has been actively involved in the faculty’s courses/ programmes including the Ph.D integrated programme. One Ph.D thesis has been completed under his supervision. His areas of research pertain to Modern Indian Political Thought, Political Theory and Development Studies. Prof. Joshi conducted Post-doctoral research in France for one year (1996) on the theme of ‘A Comparative Study of Pressure groups in France and India: Special focus on Press, Business, Students and Women’. He holds Certificate/ Diploma degrees in French from the Department of Modern European Languages, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and from Alliance Francaise, New Delhi. Prof. Joshi is on the Advisory Committee for the Area Studies Programme of African Studies of the Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies (SIS), JNU. He has published articles/ book reviews in journals of national repute and has authored a book on ‘Population, Development and Political Process in India’. Outside professional boundaries, his interests lie in instrumental music and mystic sciences.