Gandhi – Ecology and Sustainable Development

Gandhi – Ecology and Sustainable Development

1 Changing Perspectives on Ecology and Development

  1. Natural Resources
  2. Ecology and Development- The Recent Debate
  3. Ecological Impact of Industrial Development
  4. Ecological Impact of Agricultural Advancement
  5. Ecological Impact of Pastoral Practices
  6. Ecology of Forest and Human Adaptation

2 Deep Ecology- Respect and veneration for Nature

  1. Deep Ecology: Concept and Meaning
  2. Principles of Deep Ecology
  3. Environmental Values: Religious Sources
  4. Respect Towards Environment

3 Critique of Contemporary Development

  1. The Environment: Two Views
  2. Environment and Development: Three Approaches
  3. Sustainable Development in Practice

4 Gandhian Approach to Development

  1. Dominant Ways of Life
  2. Alternatives Ways of Life
  3. Gandhian Approach
  4. Establishment of a Non- exploitative Economy
  5. Decentralisation
  6. Integrated Rural Development

5 Gandhi’s Views on Humankind and Earth

  1. Civilisational Paradigms
  2. Influences on Gandhi’s Life
  3. Basic Philosophy
  4. Gandhian Concept of Humankind
  5. One World

6 Gandhi and Human Ecology

  1. Essence of Human Ecology
  2. Social Life- A Complex Interdependent Whole
  3. Gandhi and Nature
  4. Ecological Balance
  5. Limits to Growth
  6. Enjoyment in Renunciation

7 Gandhi on Conservation of Natural Resources

  1. Ancient India’s views on Environment and Conservation
  2. Return to Nature
  3. Life in Tolstoy Farm and Ashrams in India
  4. A Culture of Greed
  5. People Inspired by Gandhi’s Thoughts on Environment and Conservation

8 Gandhi’s Village- An Ideal Ecological Unit

  1. Gandhiโ€™s Ashrams
  2. Ecology: Definition
  3. Gandhi’s Ideal Village
  4. Village or Gram Swaraj
  5. Self-sufficient Village Republics

9 Spiritual Foundations of Gandhian Development

  1. Moral and Spiritual Approach to Development
  2. Study of Man
  3. Emphasis on Wantlessness
  4. Doctrine of Non-possession
  5. Alienation
  6. Bread Labour

10 Gandhian Lifestyle and Livelihoods

  1. Western Way of Life
  2. The Paradoxes in the Present-day Life Style
  3. The Gandhian Alternative
  4. The Limitations of Human Wants
  5. Small and Simple is Beautiful

11 Institutional Dimensions of Development

  1. Institutions and Economic Development
  2. Causal Effects of Institutions
  3. Institutional Rectitude
  4. Conceptual Overview
  5. Institutions and Geography
  6. From a Policy Perspective
  7. Institutional Restructuring in Japan

12 Antyodaya to Sarvodaya

  1. Sarvodaya: Meaning and Genesis
  2. Antyodaya or Uplift of The Last
  3. Philosophical Foundations of Sarvodaya
  4. Socialism and Sarvodaya
  5. Self-Realization Through Service
  6. The Economics of Sarvodaya
  7. Philosophical Anarchism
  8. Political Implications of Sarvodaya

13 Gandhi’s Ashrams- Seed Beds of Ecological Development

  1. Ashrams as Community Living Centres
  2. Gandhi’s Ashrams
  3. Role of Women
  4. Significance of Gandhi’s Advocacy

14 Education and Green Initiatives

  1. Environmental Education and Its Objectives
  2. Principles of Environmental Education
  3. Environmental Education on Global Agenda
  4. Environmental Education in India
  5. Green Initiatives

15 Gram Swaraj and Ecological Development (Climate Change)

  1. Villages in India
  2. Gandhi’s Concept of Ideal Village
  3. Self-Sufficiency of Villages
  4. Gram Swaraj

16 Case Studies (Water Harvesting in Avid, Rajasthan for Environmental Management, Rale Gaon Sidhi)

  1. Community-based Management of Resources
  2. Water Harvesting in Arid Rajasthan
  3. Ralegan Siddhi