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This book is a balanced account of the complex processes that finally culminated in the fragmentation of South Asia following decolonization.

Through historical analysis, this book assesses the ideological articulation of the ultra-left movement in India, including Maoism which is expanding gradually in India. The author argues that Maoism provides critical inputs for an alternative paradigm for development, relevant for transitional societies.

During his campaign against racism in South Africa and his involvement in the Congress-led nationalist struggle against British colonial rule in India, Mahatma Gandhi developed a new form of political struggle based on the idea of satyagraha or non-violent protest. He ushered in a new era of nationalism in India by articulating the nationalist protest in the language of non-violence or ahisma that galvanized the masses into action.
"Social and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi "focuses on the principles of satyagraha and non-violence, and the evolution of these precepts in the context...

The book provides insights into the Second International Conference on Computer Vision & Image Processing (CVIP-2017) organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. The topics covered in this book are image/video processing and analysis;

The rise of Maoism as one of the organized political movement in India is the outcome of a historical situation. Both colonialism and the failure of the Indian state to implement land reforms more stringently in the aftermath of independence resulted in terrible sufferings of the marginalized, land- dependent, sections of society.

Through historical analysis, this book assesses the ideological articulation of the contemporary ultra-left movement in India, including Maoism which is expanding gradually in India. The author provides answers to the following issues: Is Maoism...

Participatory governance has a long history in India and this book traces historical-intellectual trajectories of participatory governance and how older Western discourses have influenced Indian policymakers. While colonial rulers devolved power to accommodate dissenting voices, for independent India, participatory governance was a design for democratizing governance in its true sense. Participation also acted as a vehicle for localizing governance.

The author draws on both Western and non-Western theoretical treatises and the book seeks to conceptualize localizing...

Presenting an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, this book looks at the unique roots of the concept in India. It examines Gandhi s philosophical moorings that inform India s approach to CSR, and the role of civil society in setting an agenda for championing the rights of the stakeholders. The book goes on to focus on the role of the government in grooming the Indian business to be sensitive of its social concerns.

Drawing on rich empirical data, the book shows that CSR in India cannot be conceptualized in ethnocentric terms. Arguing that it is not about the...

Beginning with a section on the theoretical articulations of nonviolence, this volume puts together the thoughts of Tolstoy, Thoreau, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. It also explores another facet observed in history in the second section, of nonviolence as a spiritual category which amounts to action by denying the ruling authority the human assistance and cooperation which is necessary to set f governance in motion. The essays in this book map intellectual journeys which led to the emergence of nonviolent struggle as a viable form of protest and resistance. The articulation of nonviolence...

While much has been written about the Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., never before has anyone compared the social and political origins and evolution of their thoughts on non-violence. In this path-breaking work, Bidyut Chakrabarty argues that there is a confluence between Gandhi and King's concerns for humanity and advocacy of non-violence, despite the very different historical, economic and cultural circumstances against which they developed their ideas. At the same time, he demonstrates that both thinkers were truly shaped by their historical moments, evolving their approaches...

This proceedings is a collection of selected papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (ICESSD 2015), which was held on October 25-26, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. Issues covered include environment protection and sustainable development. Researchers working in these two areas should find results in the proceedings enlightening and topics discussed challenging.