Gandhian Thoughts : An Overview/Ravindra Kumar. New Delhi, Gyan, 2006, xvi, 136 p., ISBN 81-212-0914-5.

    Contents: Foreword. Introduction. Abbreviations. 1. Gandhi and religion. 2. Mahatma Gandhi and politics. 3. Gandhism and purpose and goal of education. 4. Gandhi: non-violence and democracy. 5. Religion in politics: constructive or destructive. 6. Gandhi, education and peace. 7. The significance of Gandhism in the establishment of peace. 8. Gandhism and conflict resolution at the close of twentieth century. 9. Relevance of Gandhism in the modern polity. 10. Gandhi's legacy and nuclearized states of South Asia. 11. Gandhism, peace education and construction of a sustainable culture of peace. 12. On problem of communalism. Appendices: a. Self-supporting education. b. Rights or duties. c. Peace brigades. d. Volunteer corps. Glossary of Indian terms. Who's who. Index.

    "To think about general people and to work for them selflessly was the prime objective of life of Mahatma Gandhi. That is why, Gandhism, in the centre of which is Ahimsa, discusses day-to-day problems, which a human being faces, and suggests their remedial solutions. Perhaps, not a single problem remained untouched, for which Mahatma Gandhi had not expressed his views, and on the basis of experiences of life, had not suggested an adaptable and comprehensive way to get rid of it.

    Even today, non-violent Gandhian way is fully capable to get rid of all problems-big or small; or whether they are of local, national or international level. In this book, the author has written on various aspects of Gandhian thoughts, and this book will be very useful to general readers as well as to all those interested in social, political, educational, economic and cultural ideas of Mahatma Gandhi." (jacket)

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