TRADITION-INNOVATION DYNAMICS IN GANDHIAN APPROACH TO RELIGION
Abstract
Mahatma Gandhi is known for his socio-political activism as well as his religious thinking and practices. In fact, he practised his religion in and through his socio-political adventures. This practice itself is quite innovative in terms of his ‘Experiment with Truth’, ‘Nonviolence’, ‘Thinking about Education’, and ‘Understanding about Nationalism’. These are the areas where Gandhi’s rootedness and innovation with a difference come to the fore. Consequently, while, on the one hand, we see the faithfulness (or rootedness) of Gandhi to his native religion (Hinduism), on the other, we also find his bold attempt to interpret his own religion in a newer way and, at the same time, his broadmindedness in an effort to understand other faiths. As a result, we find him practising and propagating a boundary-less religion with universal appeal and relevance.
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