Foreword by JOHN S MOOLAKKATTU
Introduction
I : SUBVERTING THE SELF
The Passion to Be an ‘English Gentleman’ (1869–1891)
In Search of Sartorial Significance (1892–1913)
‘Unclothing’ of the Mahatma (1914–1948)
II: ECO-POLITICAL SUBVERSION
The Rape of India
Gandhi’s Eco-political Subversion
Controversy
III: PSYCHO-CULTURAL SUBVERSION
Inferiorisation of the People
Gandhi’s Psycho-cultural Subversion
Controversy
IV: SOCIO-RELIGIOUS SUBVERSION—UNTOUCHABILITY
India’s Shame
Gandhi’s Socio-religious Subversion—Untouchability
Controversy
V: SOCIO-RELIGIOUS SUBVERSION—MILITANCY
India’s Schism
Gandhi’s Socio-religious Subversion—Militancy
Controversy
VI: THE PHILOSOPHY OF GANDHIAN SUBVERSION THROUGH KHADI
Foundational Principles of Gandhian Subversion
The Metaphysics of Khadi
Conclusion
Photographs and Images
Appendix
Glossary of Sanskrit and Indian Vocabulary/ Timeline of Gandhi and the Swadeshi Movement
Select Bibliography
Index