Description
Debating Swaraj studies Gandhiji’s notion of swaraj as a ‘living concept’, and extends it to various aspects of the political community. The book tries to understand political community by juxtaposing the state/government with the increasingly blurred distinction between peoples’ participation and decision-making on behalf of the people. Studying Gandhi’s view of swaraj as a ‘living alternative’ for current times, Debating Swaraj offers a detailed interpretation in a manner that reclaims the centrality of the people in a nation-state. Gandhi believed that real swaraj is not majoritarianism; it is rule by the people for justice.
About the Author
Dhananjay Rai is the Head of Department and Associate Professor at the Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Vadodara.
