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Citizens and spinning wheels

I have a new piece out on Gandhi for Aeon. It’s free to read here:
https://aeon.co/essays/on-the-varna-system-gandhis-plan-to-empower-the-workers

Benjamin Studebaker Politics September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 1 Minute

The Varna System in Gandhi’s Theory of Civic Education

I’ve published a new academic article in Economic and Political Weekly on Gandhi’s attempt to recover the varna system so as to generate time for spiritual and civic activity and produce an Indian subject capable of self-rule, or “swaraj.” It’s available here: https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/20/special-articles/varna-system-gandhis-theory-civic-education.html

Benjamin Studebaker Politics May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 1 Minute

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