Encyclopaedia on Gandhi and Nehru Dynasty: Vols. I and II

Contents: Vol. I. Life and Philosophy of Gandhi: Preface. 1. Introduction: Gandhian autonomy. 2. Gandhi’s critique of modernity. 3. Gandhi’s politics. 4. Gandhi in the twenty first century. 5. Gandhi on religion in public life. 6. Gandhian thought vis-a-vis indigenous ideology. 7. Gandhian prospective paradigm for culture. 8. The legacy of Gandhi. Bibliography. Index.

Vol. II. The Legacy of Nehru: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Motilal Nehru. 3. Jawaharlal Nehru. 4. Comes of age: Nehru. 4. Indira Gandhi. 5. The new civilization. 6. Kamala Nehru. 7. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. 8. Indira Gandhi. 9. Indira Gandhi’s political personality. 10. Feroze Gandhi. 11. Sanjay Gandhi. 12. Maneka Gandhi. 13. Rajiv Gandhi. 14. Sonia Gandhi. 15. Priyanka Gandhi. 16. Rahul Gandhi. 17. Varun Gandhi. Bibliography. Index.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered Satyagraha resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence, which helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who was the first prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress party to assume office as independent. India’s first Prime Minister, and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. The Nehru Gandhi family is an Indian political family, which has been dominant in the Indian National Congress for most of India’s history since independence. Three members of the family have been Prime Minister of India, two of whom have been assassinated. A fourth member of the family have been Prime Minister of India, two of whom have been assassinated. A fourth member of the family, Sonia Gandhi, is currently Congress President, While Rahul Gandhi, the youngest member of the family is active in politics.