Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi

Explore the evolution of Indian society post-independence, examining key movements, leadership styles, and the pursuit of social justice and environmental sustainability. Learn about the strategies and dynamics of nonviolent action and their global impact, crucial for understanding contemporary social change.

Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi

1 Post-Gandhian Scenario

  1. Political Structure and Its Working
  2. Economic Change
  3. Democracy and Social Revolution
  4. Overview

2 Leadership and Organisational Patterns

  1. Peace Movements in India
  2. Gandhian Agenda for Peace Movements
  3. Gandhian Lieutenants: Variety of Followership
  4. Post-Gandhian Leadership
  5. Post-Gandhi Organisational Structure
  6. Critical Appreciation

3 Dynamics, Strategies and Outcomes

  1. Nonviolent Movements after Gandhi
  2. Features of Nonviolent Movements
  3. Types of Nonviolent Movements
  4. Salient Components of Nonviolent Strategies
  5. Methods of Nonviolent Movements
  6. Generation of Power through Nonviolent Strategies
  7. Dynamics of Nonviolent Movements
  8. Outcomes of Nonviolent Movements

4 Social and Ecological Issues

  1. Female Foeticide
  2. Honour Killings
  3. Plight of Women Victims of NRI Marriages
  4. The Air Pollution
  5. The Water Pollution
  6. The Land Pollution
  7. Noise Pollution and Electronic Pollution
  8. Thermo-Nuclear Pollution

5 Bhoodan Movement

  1. Basis and Ideology
  2. An Inverted Pyramid
  3. The Need and Technique of Reversion
  4. The Nascent Economy
  5. Grandan
  6. Misgivings about the Bhoodan Movement

6 Total Revolution

  1. Concept of Total Revolution
  2. The Component of Total Revolution
  3. Mode of Action

7 Prohibition Movements

  1. Prohibition: Concept and Evolution
  2. Gandhi and Kumarappa
  3. Effects of Alcohol Consumption: Research Findings
  4. Tax Levies and Social Costs of Liquor Addiction
  5. Indian Scenario
  6. Discussion and Suggestions

8 Farmers’ Movements

  1. Farmers’ Movement after Independence
  2. New Farmers’ Movement
  3. Debate about Newness of New Farmers’ Movement
  4. Movements beyond Local to Global
  5. Ideology of Farmers’ Movement
  6. Party Politics and Division among Farmers’ Movement
  7. Social Bases of Farmers’ Movement
  8. Gandhism in Farmers’ Movement

9 Chipko Movement

  1. Gandhi-The Champion of Environmental Cause
  2. Environmental Movements
  3. Chipko Andolan (Movement)
  4. Chipko as an Eco-Feminist Movement

10 Narmada Bachao Andolan/Tehri Dam

  1. Dam Constructions
  2. Socio-Economic-Ecological Impact
  3. Narmada Bachao Andolan
  4. Tehri Dam
  5. An Overview

11 Silent Valley

  1. The Importance of ‘Silent Valley’
  2. The Hydro Electric Project
  3. Movement against the Project

12 Water Conservation Movement

  1. Water: A Fundamental Right
  2. Water and Development
  3. The National Water Conservation Policy (NWP 2002)
  4. Struggles for ‘Water Security’
  5. National Water Awareness Campaign (Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra)
  6. The Plachimada Campaign
  7. Social Awareness

13 Civil Rights Movements in the United States

  1. Discrimination of the Disadvantaged Groups
  2. Black Civil Rights Movements
  3. Consequences of Civil Rights Movements
  4. Women and Civil Rights Movements
  5. Rights of Homosexuals
  6. Democrats and Civil Rights
  7. Republicans and Civil Rights

14 Green Peace Movements in Europe

  1. Origin and Mission
  2. Early Days and Steady Growth
  3. Other Campaigns
  4. Anti-nuclear Campaigns
  5. The New Beginning
  6. Campaigning Ships
  7. Greenpeace in the 21st Century
  8. Criticism
  9. Major Accomplishments
  10. Connecting Social and Environmental Consequences

15 Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa

  1. What is Apartheid System?
  2. Origin of AAM: Gandhi’s Contribution
  3. AAM: Role, Impact and Strategies
  4. Struggle against Apartheid: Role of ANC and African Leaders
  5. The Role of the United Nations and its Impact

16 Solidarity Movement in Poland

  1. History of Solidarity
  2. The Solidarity
  3. Catholics, Conscience and History
  4. Soviet Fissures
  5. Fall of Communism