Attenborough's movie furnishes a vivid portrayal of Gandhi's forceful, nonviolent, loving "search for truth." The unfolding of this strategy for Satyagraha demonstrates a set of values that provides a foundation for a humanistically oriented theory of personality. Most important, the artistic success of Gandhi underscores the continuing relevance of the values of Satyagraha for contemporary political and interpersonal affairs.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Bondurant, J. V.
(1965). Conquest of violence. Berkeley: University of California.
2.
Briley, J.
(1983). Gandhi: The screenplay. New York: Grove.
3.
Buck, L. A.
, & Nimbark, A. (1982). India in year 2000-A Gandhian alternative: psychosexual alternative. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference on South Asia. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
4.
Dalton, D.
(1982). Indian idea offreedom. Gurgaon: Academic (Haryana).
5.
Erikson, E. H.
(1963). Childhood and society (2nd ed.). New York: Norton.
6.
Erikson, E. H.
(1969). Gandhi's truth. New York: Norton.
7.
Fischer, L.
(Ed.) (1962). The essential Gandhi. New York: Vintage.
8.
Fischer, L.
(1972). Mahatma Gandhi and the Bhagavad-Gita. In The Song of God: Bhagavad-Gita. New York: Mentor.
9.
Fromm, E.
(1964). The heart of man. New York: Harper & Row.
10.
Fromm, E.
(1965). Man for himselfGreenwich, CT: Fawcett.
11.
Gandhi, M. K.
(1940). An autobiography; or the story ofmy experiments with truth (2nd ed.). Ahmedabad: Navajivan.
12.
Gandhi, M. K.
(1950). Satyagraha in South Africa (2nd ed.). Ahmedabad: Navajivan.
13.
Gandhi, M. K.
(1959). Women's role in society. Ahmedabad: Navajivan.
14.
Kripalani, K.
(Ed.) (1982). Mahatma Gandhi: All men are brothers. New York: Continuum.
15.
Maslow, A. H.
(1971). The farther reaches of human nature. New York: Viking.
