Vidyapith (વિદ્યાપીઠ)

Zest for a Better world Order Gandhian Humanism in Praxis

Joshi, Vidyut — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is a zest of my book ‘Gandhian Humanism in Praxis’ published jointly by Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad and Rawat publication, Jaipur in 2022. The book depicts that Gandhi was a political activist with ethical humanist philosophical position. He strived for a decentralized, ethical, egalitarian and harmonious and non- violent and free world order. He led non-violent Indian independence movement, gave eighteen constructive programmes to awaken masses, established several institutions and wrote prolifically on issues.
Now, with change in socio-political contexts, Gandhian institutions and some of the constructive programmes are becoming out dated. A time has come when we will have to re interpret Gandhian humanism and give new programmes and change old institution patterns to suit 21st century issues. This praxis would include sustainable development, decentralization of political and economic institutions, establish ethical norms for politics and economics, strengthen Panchayati raj institutions, build edifice of educational institutions on four pillars-head, hand, heart and harmony.

Gandhi in Contemporary Context Body, Self and the other

Mishra , Prem Anand — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Understanding the Content of Mass Media: Communication for Harmonious World Order

Harne, Punita Arun — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This book is all about a study of Mass Media content and understanding its under currents. Mass media content is written by many people. In different media organizations, the same news event is covered differently as the writer is different everywhere. And that is why written text many a time generates harmony/disharmony issues in society. If it creates the feeling for someone that, ‘achchha likha hai’ at the same time for others it is manipulated text.
Research in mass media is mostly for understanding the need of the users or the impact of any media content on society. This study is a compilation of such different media content analysis studies/research papers, done at different times and for a different purposes.
A journey through all 8 papers and a research project will make readers or researchers understand the need or quest for harmony through communication or methods, treatments, patterns, tools, and communication environment.
This study examines mass media and social media content, to find out its efforts and initiatives to develop and maintain harmony in society. Harmony in communication is the center of the process of social harmony. It needs to be pointed out that social harmony is mostly understood as communal harmony, therefore, the issues of harmony in communication remain marginalized in any discussion on social harmony. It is more striking that the term harmony has not found sufficient space in any of the social science investigations, and for which media studies are no exception. This work is a compilation of eight research papers and one research project. This is an investigation to find out the role and initiatives of media in creating harmony and working for harmonious communication world order.

Poverty: The Humanistic Economics Approach in the 21st Century

Laxman, Manjula — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Mainstream economics defines poverty as an individual’s inability to meet the primary needs at the market’s current price; in the world, monetary poverty is defined by the state, such as the poverty line, poverty ratio, and the international poverty line. According to the World Bank’s International Poverty Line, in 2024, 692 million people worldwide lived below $2.15 per day, considered extreme poverty. This monetary approach cannot capture actual poverty. Since 1970, heterodox economics schools have made some attempts to estimate poverty. Humanistic Economics is a branch of Heterodox Economics that has developed since 1980. Unlike neoclassical economics, humanistic economics is based on ethics. Humanistic economics is concerned with the concept and measurement of poverty not just in monetary, single, static, and marketrelated aspects but also in a human-centric approach shaped in a normative way. This book examines the concept of poverty from a humanistic economics perspective by descriptive method, arguing that a poverty-less society can be possible in the 21st Century if Mainstream Economics’s assumptions and methodology are replaced and involve a humanistic approach to measure poverty.

Exploring Historical Roots and Modern Challenges in Human Resource Management: Advocating a Humanistic Approach

Badodariya, Shetal — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Major industrial and economic changes have been accompanied by the evolution of human resource management, or HRM. This paper explores the origins of human resource management (HRM), following its progression from the Industrial Revolution to modern labor relations. The analysis focuses on how industrial progress, capitalism, and technical advancement have transformed labor relations and given rise to intricate issues like job insecurity, loneliness, and inequality. Additionally, a humanistic approach to HRM is suggested in the study, emphasizing employee welfare, participative management, and equitable wealth distribution. This strategy, which is based on Mahatma Gandhi’s trusteeship principle, aims to reinterpret labor relations in the context of a more just and sustainable future.

Artificial Intelligence and Social Ethics: Gandhian Approach

Shah, Neepa — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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Sustainable Future and Spiritual Ecology

Mehta, Munibhai — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Fiscal Decentralisation A Gandhian Perspective

Baxi, Himani — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

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