Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj
Nagpur University, Nagpur
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
B. A. GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Syllabus
Semester Pattern
2016 – 2017
Scheme of Examination
Total Marks for each Paper
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100
External Examination
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80
Internal Examination
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20
Passing Marks for External
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32
Passing Marks for Internal
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08
B.A. Part – I
Semester-I
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Brief biographical account of Gandhi’s early life - Childhood,
Child Marriage, Father’s death and double shame, Glimpses
of Religion, Preparation for England, Experiments in dietetics,
Acquaintance with Religions.
Unit No. 2 Gandhi as Barrister, Influence of Raychandbhai, Gandhi in
South Africa, Experiences to Natal, Maritzburg Railway
Station incidence, Natal Indian Congress, Boer war, Brahmacharya,
Sanitary Reform and Famine Relief.
Unit No. 3 Vegetarianism, Experiments in Earth and Water Treatment, Indian Opinion,
The Black Plague, The Magic Spell of a Book (Unto This Last), Phoenix
Settlement, The Zulu Rebellion, The Birth of Satyagraha.
Unit No. 4 Fasting, some Reminiscences of the Bar, Founding of Satyagraha Ashram,
Champharan Satyagraha, The onion thief, The Rowlatt Bills, Navajivan,
Young India, Khilafat Movement.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Gandhi, M.K., The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Navajivan
Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
B.A. Part – I
Semester-II
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Gandhi’s Constructive Programme and work –its meaning and Significance,
Social Transformation through constructive programme, Discussion of
Communal Unity, Removal of Untouchability, Prohibition, Khadi, Other
Village Industries, Village Sanitation.
Unit No. 2 Discussion of New or Basic Education, Adult Education, Women,
Education in Health and Hygiene, Provincial Language, National Language,
Economic Equality, Kisans.
Unit No. 3 Discussion of Labour, Adivasis, Lepers, Students. Constructive Programme
started by Vinoba – Discussion of Bhoodan, Gramdan, Cow-protection,
Nature cure, Shanti Sena.
Unit No. 4 Hind Swaraj- Significance of Hind Swaraj Today, the partition of Bengal,
The condition of England, The condition of India-Railways, Lawyers,
Doctors ; True civilization, Brute Force, Passive Resistance, Machinery.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Gandhi, M.K., Constructive Programme : Its Meaning and Place, Navajivan
Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
2. Gandhi, M.K., Hind Swaraj, Navajivan Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
3. Bharathi, K.S., Mahatma Gandhi The Man of the Millennium, S.Chand &
Company, New Delhi.
4. Bharathi, K.S., The Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Concept Publishing
Company, New Delhi.
5. Bharathi, K.S., Encyclopedia of Gandhian Thought, Volume- I-VI, Anmol
Publications, New Delhi.
B.A. Part – II
Semester-III
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Emergence of Gandhi on the Indian Political scene, Gandhi’s concept of
Morality in Politics, Influences on Gandhi’s Political Thought, Gandhi’s
views on the relation between Religion and Politics.
Unit No. 2 State as an organ of violence, Concept of non-violent state, Decentralization,
Nature of Democracy, Characteristics of Parliamentary Democracy,
Gandhi’s criticism of Parliamentary Democracy.
Unit No. 3 Communism, Socialism, Anarchism, Swaraj, Ramraj, Gram Swaraj, Concept
of Partyless and Participatory Democracy, Concept of Shanti Sena.
Unit No. 4 Nationalism and Internationalism, Panchayat Raj, Gandhi’s views on Rights
and Duties, Equality and Liberty, State and Government, Ideal Society,
Relevance of Gandhi’s Political Thought.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Bhattacharya, B., Evolution of the Political Philosophy of Gandhi, Calcutta
Book House, Calcutta.
2. Dhawan, G., The Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Navajivan
Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
3. Iyer, R.N., The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi, Oxford
University Press, New York.
4. Varma, V.P., Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Sarvodaya, Laxmi
Narain Agarwal, Agra.
5. Bharathi, K.S., Thoughts of Mahatma, Vol.-II, Dattsons Publishers, Nagpur.
6. Bharathi, K.S.,The Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi, Concept Publishing
House, New Delhi.
7. Bharathi, K.S., Mahatma Gandhi The Man of the Millennium, S. Chand &
Company, New Delhi.
8. Sharma, J.N., Gandhi’s views of Political Power, Deep & Deep Publications,
New Delhi.
B.A. Part – II
Semester-IV
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Fundamental Principles of Gandhian Economic Thought – Nonviolence,
Bread Labour, Simplicity, Human Values; Economics and Ethics, Classless
society.
Unit No. 2 Gandhi’s views on Small-scale industries, Cottage industries, Household
industries, Large-scale industries, Relevance of Khadi and Village industries,
Appropriate Technology, Mechanization.
Unit No. 3 Cow in village economy, Recycling concept,Concept of developmentGandhian and Modern, Theory of Trusteeship, Labour and capital relations.
Unit No. 4 Swadeshi, Decentralization, Micro-planning, Antyodaya, Sarvodaya,
Globalisation, Liberalisation, Privatization, Relevance of Gandhi’s
Economic Thought.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Gandhi, M.K., Cent Percent Swadeshhi, Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahemedabad.
2. Gandhi, M.K., Khadi, Why and How, Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahemedabad.
3. Gandhi, M.K., Sarvodaya- Its Principles and Programmes, Navajivan
Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
4. Gandhi, M.K., The Ideology of Charkha, Sarva Seva Sangh Prakashan,
Varanasi.
5. Jha, S.N., A Critical Study of Gandhian Economic Thought, Laxmi Narain
Agarwal, Agra.
6. Bharathi, K.S., Thoughts of Mahatma, Vol.-III, Dattson Publishers, Nagpur.
7. Bharathi, K.S., The Philosophy of Sarvodaya, Indus Publishing House, New
Delhi.
8. Sharma, J.N., Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi, Shegal Publishers, New
Delhi.
9. Sharma, R., Gandhian Economics: A Humane Approach, Deep & Deep
Publishers, New Delhi.
B.A. Part – III
Semester-V
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Birth of Satyagraha, Basic precepts of Satyagraha, Satyagraha and Passsive
Resistance, Satyagraha and Duragraha, Importance and efficacy of voluntary
suffering, Discipline of a Satyagrahi.
Unit No. 2. Forms of Satyagraha – Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Fasting, Strike,
Boycott, Hijrat, Peace March, Hartal.
Unit No. 3. Salient features of Satyagraha in South Africa, Champaran Satyagraha,
Kheda Satyagraha, Bardoli Satyagraha, Salt Satyagraha.
Unit No. 4 Satyagraha and Democracy, Satyagraha as a moral equivalent of war, Some
recent experiments of Satyagraha in India, Limitations of Satyagraha,
Relevance of Satyagraha in Modern context.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Gandhi, M.K., Satyagraha, Navajivan Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
2. Gandhi, M.K., Satyagraha in South Africa, Navajivan Publishing House,
Ahemedabad.
3. Diwakar, R.R., Saga of Satyagraha, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi.
4. Bose, N.K., Studies in Gandhism, Navajivan Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
5. Gandhi, M.K., Science of Satyagraha, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.
6. Gandhi, M.K., Satyagraha : Non-Violent Resistance, Navajivan Publishing
House, Ahemedabad.
7. Bharathi, K.S., The Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi, Indus Publishing House,
New Delhi.
8. Bharathi, K.S., A Hand Book of Gandhian Thought, S.Chand & Company, New
Delhi.
9. Shridharani, K., War without Violence, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.
B.A. Part – III
Semester-VI
GANDHIAN THOUGHT
Unit No. 1 Salient features of Gandhi’s Social Thought, Concept of individual and
society, Gandhi’s views on the relation between individual and society, status
of women.
Unit No. 2 Varnashrama Dharma, Caste System,Untouchability, Racial Problems, Class
Struggle, Communual Harmony and Peace.
Unit No. 3 Problems of Women-Dowry, Child Marriage, Widowhood Purdah, Divorce,
Illiteracy; Population and Birth control, Empowerment of Women.
Unit No. 4 Gandhi’s work for Harijan and Girijan, Social Justice, Social Reconstruction,
National Integration, Leprosy, Evils of Drinking, Relevance of Gandhi’s
Social Thought.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Tandon, V., Social and Political Philosophy of Sarvodaya after Gandhi, Sarva
Seva Sangh, Varanasi.
2. Bose, N.K., Studies is Gandhism, Navjivan Publishing House, Ahemedabad.
3. Unnithan, T.K.N., Gandhi and Social Change, Rawat Publication, Jaipur.
4. Bharathi, K.S., Socio Religious Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi, Dattson
Publishers, Nagpur.
5. Bharathi, K.S., Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Concept Publishing
Company, New Delhi.
6. Bharathi, K.S., Encylopedia of Gandhian Thought, Vol-I to VI, Anmol
Publication, New Delhi.
7. Desai,A.R., Introduction to Rural Sociology in India, Popular Prakashan
Bombay.