Sarvodaya Movement: The Gentle Anarchists
After Gandhi’s death, Sarvodaya, a movement based on his spiritual, ethical and political principles emerged. Vinoba Bhave (1895–1982), the leading figure in the movement for many years, taught absolute nonviolence, social organization based on universal love, decision making by consensus, the replacement of coercion by the recognition of moral authority, and the minimization and eventual … Continue reading
India on the economic-political map – Indian low castes fight back – India is far from a “functioning anarchy”
Retrieved from http://www.anarchy.no/andebate.html on August 31, 2011 The newly created Indian relatively autonomous area, so called state, of Chhattisgarh, is one of the hotspots of the social struggle on the subcontinent. Located in the middle of the peninsula it is characterised by a high percentage of tribal people and low castes. This very fact created a … Continue reading
Anarchist seeds beneath the snow: left-libertarian thought and British (Extract)
Anarchist seeds beneath the snow: left-libertarian thought and British -By David Goodway Buy the book at:
Modern Anarchist Spirituality: Mohandas Gandhi
Undoubtedly, one of the most important influences on modern anarchist spirituality throughout the world is Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948), who is widely known for his principles of nonviolence, cooperation, decentralization, and local self-sufficiency. Gandhi summarized his religious outlook as the belief that God is Truth, or more accurately, that Truth is God, and that the way … Continue reading
Buddhism and the Anarchist
Some have also found a deeply anarchistic dimension in both ancient Buddhism and also in various schools in later Buddhist history. Original Buddhism as established by the founder Shakyamuni Buddha (ca. 563–463 B.C.E.) came out of a questioning of both the social order (the caste system) and the ideological basis (the authority of the Vedic … Continue reading
Gadar Party
The Ghadar Party, initially the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, was formed in 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Har Dayal, with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its president. It drew members from Indian immigrants, largely from Punjab. Ghadar’s ultimate goal was to overthrow British colonial authority in India by means of an armed … Continue reading
Bagha Jatin
Bagha Jatin (Odia: ବାଘା ଯତୀନ Bāghā Jatin, Bengali: বাঘা যতীন Bāghā Jōtin, lit: Tiger Jatin) , born Jatindranath Mukherjee (Odia: ଯତୀନ୍ଦ୍ରନାଥ ମୁଖପାଧ୍ୟାୟ, Bengali: যতীন্দ্রনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায় Jotindrônāth Mukhōpaddhāē) (7 December 1879 – 10 September 1915) was an Bengali revolutionary philosopher against British rule. He was the principal leader of the Yugantar party that was the central … Continue reading
A ballad against work – Kamunist Kranti
A ballad against work – Kamunist Kranti A Publication For Collectivities Majdoor Library, Autopin Jhuggi, N.I.T., Faridabad 121001, India —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kamunist Kranti(Communist Revolution) is an organisation active in Faridabad, an industrial suburb of Delhi – they publish a monthly workers’ newspaper and distribute it within the industrial belt. The roots of the group go back … Continue reading
The UK Libertarian
Although not exactly classed as stateless, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India is one of the most densely populated areas on earth with a population approaching one million packed into less than a single square mile! In Kevin McCloud’s new documentary he reveals the area is entirely free of taxation and regulations. Despite this, the … Continue reading
Asian Anarchists
Pankaj Mishra writes that, at the time when Woodrow Wilson was igniting the Great American Century, ‘Marxism was … being studied and debated in many Asian cities and towns’ (LRB, 21 February). In fact, Asian radicals and nationalists were studying anarchist texts at least as energetically as they did The Communist Manifesto. The Indian independence … Continue reading
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