Political Science · Indian Political Thought
The book 'Mahatma and the Ism' is an analysis of Mahatma Gandhi from the point of view of:
ALiberalism
BSyndicalism
CSocialism
DMarxism ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Marxism — The Mahatma and the Ism analyses Gandhi from a Marxist point of view, so the answer is Marxism.
Explanation
★The Mahatma and the Ism analyses Gandhi from a Marxist point of view, so the answer is Marxism.
★It was written by the communist leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad.
★He examines Gandhi and Gandhism through the lens of class and economic forces.
★He appreciates Gandhi's mass mobilisation yet criticises his social and economic limits.
★For a Marxist, Gandhi's trusteeship leaves property relations untouched.
★The work is a classic Marxist engagement with the Gandhian programme.
★So the standpoint of the book is Marxism, not liberalism or syndicalism.
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