Gandhian Thought and Communication: Rethinking the Mahatma in the Media Age looks at Gandhian thought and contributions from an interdisciplinary communication perspective. It explores the Mahatma as a public intellectual and communicator. It studies Gandhi's unique communication techniques to connect with the masses and the way he used and appropriated myth, metaphors and symbols to communicate his ideas related to modernity and nationalism. The book examines how Gandhian ideas have been tested and the implications derived. This book also studies the contemporary relevance of Gandhian thought by looking at various popular media representations to open up the possibilities of rethinking and recasting Gandhi in the present context.

Digital Civil Disobedience Movement: Revisiting Gandhian Thoughts in an International Commune

Digital Civil Disobedience Movement: Revisiting Gandhian Thoughts in an International Commune

Digital civil disobedience movement: Revisiting gandhian thoughts in an international commune
M. Shuaib Mohamed Haneef

Background

Based on the work and vision of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, Auroville was founded on the principle of bringing together people from all over the world to realize human unity in diversity. The Universal Township project of Auroville, located in Tamil Nadu and some parts in Puducherry, started in 1968, and in 1966 UNESCO passed a resolution commending it as a project of importance to the future of humanity, thereby giving their full encouragement. Still considered to be an experiment, Auroville is practically researching into sustainable living and the future cultural, environmental, social and spiritual ...

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