Hind Swaraj - The Aural Cinematic Experience
M K Gandhi
Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi's fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thoughts but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Hind Swaraj is the seed from which the tree of Gandhian thought has grown to its full stature. For those interested in Gandhi's thought in a general way, it is the right place to start, for it is here that he presents his basic ideas in their proper relationship to one another. Dharma For Life, Gandhi felt that the time had come to redefine the scope of dharma to include notions of citizenship, equality, liberty, fraternity, and mutual assistance.
And in Hind Swaraj, he presents in simple language his notion of such a redefined dharma, the vision of a new Indian or Gandhian civic humanism, one that the Gita and the Ramayana had always contained in potentia, but something which Indian civilization had not actualized fully in practice. In Hind Swaraj, a conscious attempt is being made to actualize that potential. 'This is not a mere political book', he writes. 'I have used the language of politics, but I have really tried to offer a glimpse of dharma. What is the meaning of Hind Swaraj? It means the rule of dharma or Ramarajya'). 'We may read the Gita or the Ramayana or Hind Swaraj. But what we have to learn from them is a desire for the welfare of others.
On casual listening, the book may strike the listener as being a rather simple one. This would not be an unwarranted reaction, since Gandhi sought simplicity in all things, including the way he presented his ideas. But first impressions in this case can be, and are, deceptive, for the book contains in compressed form the author's conception of what modern India ought to become and how politics may be made into the highest form of the active life.
Duration - 3h 13m.
Author - M K Gandhi.
Narrator - Ranjan Kamath.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 From the Audio Katha Archive ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi's fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thoughts but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Hind Swaraj is the seed from which the tree of Gandhian thought has grown to its full stature. For those interested in Gandhi's thought in a general way, it is the right place to start, for it is here that he presents his basic ideas in their proper relationship to one another. Dharma For Life, Gandhi felt that the time had come to redefine the scope of dharma to include notions of citizenship, equality, liberty, fraternity, and mutual assistance. And in Hind Swaraj, he presents in simple language his notion of such a redefined dharma, the vision of a new Indian or Gandhian civic humanism, one that the Gita and the Ramayana had always contained in potentia, but something which Indian civilization had not actualized fully in practice. In Hind Swaraj, a conscious attempt is being made to actualize that potential. 'This is not a mere political book', he writes. 'I have used the language of politics, but I have really tried to offer a glimpse of dharma. What is the meaning of Hind Swaraj? It means the rule of dharma or Ramarajya'). 'We may read the Gita or the Ramayana or Hind Swaraj. But what we have to learn from them is a desire for the welfare of others. On casual listening, the book may strike the listener as being a rather simple one. This would not be an unwarranted reaction, since Gandhi sought simplicity in all things, including the way he presented his ideas. But first impressions in this case can be, and are, deceptive, for the book contains in compressed form the author's conception of what modern India ought to become and how politics may be made into the highest form of the active life. Duration - 3h 13m. Author - M K Gandhi. Narrator - Ranjan Kamath. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 From the Audio Katha Archive ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:28
002 introduction
Duration:00:07:48
003 preface
Duration:00:03:38
004 foreword
Duration:00:03:11
005 the congress and its officials
Duration:00:13:01
006 the partition of bengal
Duration:00:05:58
007 discontent and unrest
Duration:00:03:21
008 what is swaraj
Duration:00:08:20
009 the condition of england
Duration:00:08:44
010 civilization
Duration:00:11:14
011 why was india lost
Duration:00:07:37
012 the condition of india
Duration:00:07:32
013 the condition of india railways
Duration:00:07:45
014 the condition of india continued the hindus and the mohammedans
Duration:00:17:34
015 the condition of india continued lawyers
Duration:00:08:15
016 the condition of india continued doctors
Duration:00:06:08
017 what is true civilization
Duration:00:08:54
018 how can india become free
Duration:00:06:38
019 italy and india
Duration:00:05:37
020 brute force
Duration:00:05:58
021 passive resistance
Duration:00:03:50
022 education
Duration:00:14:49
023 machinery
Duration:00:10:16
024 conclusion
Duration:00:16:53
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:30