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Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Nationalist Critique of Colonial Government Gandhi’s Notion of Communitarian Governance

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Role of Gandhi in shaping the Ideology of Governance in India 1. The Nature of Gandhian revolution. 2. Gandhi as an institution builder. 3. Modernization of tradition. 4. Ideology of communitarian governance.

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu The Nature of Gandhian Revolution 1. Search for moral politics. 2. Strategies of moral revolution- Satyagraha. 3. Elitist mobilization strategy within a strictly defined political agenda.

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Gandhi as an Institution Builder 1. Communication with masses. 2. Remaking of the Congress Party. 3. Centers of communitarian experiments-ashrams. 4.Development of institutional networks

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Modernization of Tradition 1. Gandhi’s rejection of colonial modernity. 2. Reinvention of Indian tradition: synthesis of ‘East’ and ‘West’.

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Modernization of Tradition: Agenda of Social Revolution 1) Removal of untouchabality and poverty. 2) Liberation of women. 3) Hindu-Muslim unity: many sidedness of truth. The crowds of women at a congress rally.

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Ideology of Communitarian Governance ( Panchayati Raj) 1. The Idea of village Republic and the decentralized structure of governance. 2. The notion of economy based on the restriction of consumption demand.

Themes in Non- Western HistoryProf. Subho Basu Ideology of Communitarian Governance ( Panchayati Raj) 1. The idea of trusteeship. 2. Production and trade based on comparative advantage. 3. Non-violent mechanism of government.