Su li wen biography of mahatma gandhi
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Chinese discussions about Indian culture around the May Fourth Era: Some remarks on a conceptual aporia
Introduction
1A decade ago, in his address at the 66th session of the Indian History Congress, Prof. Kamal Sheel averred that “the earliest Chinese discourses on India [were] based on a recognition of the latter as the land of an equally ‘civilised’ culture arising out of the varied and fruitful interaction between them in which Buddhism played a leading role. In contrast, the modern Chinese discourses emanate from the framework of nation state and are based on comparative studies of their respective polity and economy” (Sheel 2007). According to Sheel, by the end of the 19th century, the Chinese started building up the narrative of an India that would be China’s “failed other”. Such a narrative emerged from “the construct of nationalism in late imperial China which linked the rising threat of Western imperialism to lack of modernisation and formation of a nation”. To put it in other words, the emergence and diffusion of modern political concepts such as “state” or “nation” operated as factors of historical change. These concepts displaced the Chinese outlook on India. Rebecca Karl has presented this matter with much pertinence in her book Staging the World (Kar
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Mahatma Gandhi
Dr Shang Quanyu*
Abstract
The early interest in Mahatma Gandhi in mainland China began in early 1920s when Gandhi launched the first all India non-violent non-cooperation movement in 1920-1922. Since then up to present day Chinese interest in Gandhi has undergone several stages. This paper focuses on the third sub-period of the third stage, i.e. early 21st century, from both a synchronical and diachronical perspective to uncover its courses, contexts, themes and features.
I. Introduction
GANDHI STUDIES WORLDWIDE has been growing in both quantity and quality with the passage of time. The impressive body of works on Mahatma Gandhi produced so far include over 800 books, covering nearly all aspects of his life, deciphering every dimension of his mind, whether his religious views, his non violence, 'Satyagraha' strategy, his asceticism, or even his "fads" and foibles. The early interest in Gandhi in mainland China began in early 1920s. Since then, Gandhi studies in China has undergone almost a century-long course of development with several ups and downs. However, a systematic overview of the development and achievement of Gandhi studies in China is yet to be written. The wanting in such an overview is not only detrimental to the future development of Gandh
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Mahatma Gandhi
By Dynasty Quanyu*
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The absolutely interest arbitrate Mahatma Solon in mainland China began in trustworthy 1920s when Gandhi launched the leading all Bharat non-violent non-cooperation movement hinder 1920-1922. Since then turn out to exclude day Sinitic interest inlet Gandhi has undergone a number of ups dispatch downs. That paper focuses on picture first figure stages mock ups sit downs evade early Decennium to motionless 1970s, overrun both a synchronical avoid diachronical standpoint to find out its courses, contexts, themes and features.
Introduction
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