Mahatma Gandhi And His Legagy In Preaching Of Peace In Socio-Cultural And Pedagogical Context

Abstract

The Father of the nation, as he is called, was the apostle of peace and non-violence and champion of freedom movement. He devoted his life for the upliftment of the millions of down-trodden, poverty-stricken, half-naked and semi-starved masses of India. He gave new direction in the freedom movement and ultimately brought independence. Gandhi ji emphasized the principle of non-violence in every field of life. He considered non-violence as the characteristic human quality. He said, “Non-violence is the law of our species as violence is the law of brutes”. Even truth was subordinate to non-violence. He does not take religion as dogmas or rituals. True religion is with true morality principles. He cherished the idea of service to all sufferers, especially harijans. Therefore the present paper attempts to study the views of Mahatma Gandhi on peace education. The paper starts with the introduction, like sketch and works of Gandhi ji. This paper also communicates the various inspirations in his life and along with the general philosophy of his life including Truth, Non-violence, Satyagraha, Fearlessness, God, brotherhood, selfless work, etc. Thus, Gandhi ji’s Peace education is the need of the hour as the world is facing the war like situation where peace is very essential for reducing the risk of chaos and confusion. Peace is required for economic and social progress of a nation as it creates equal opportunities for all. This paper concludes with the Gandhian views regarding peace in various sphere of the society viz. Peace in social revolution, Peace in moral and spiritual context, Peace in his non-violence education, Peace in his religious philosophy, Peace in his social philosophy and Peace in his cultural philosophy.