Gandhism

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ethical philosophy political ideology socio-political philosophy

Gandhism is the socio-political and ethical philosophy inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, emphasizing nonviolence, truth, self-reliance, and grassroots democracy as means for personal and social transformation.

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Label	Occurrences
Gandhism canonical	6
Gandhian constructive programme	2
Gandhian movement	1
Gandhian nonviolence	1

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Target entity: Gandhism
Context triple: [Narayan Desai, ideology, Gandhism]

A. Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
B. Ambedkarism
Ambedkarism is a socio-political ideology inspired by B. R. Ambedkar that emphasizes annihilation of caste, social justice, equality, and the rights and empowerment of marginalized communities, especially Dalits.
C. Gandhi’s ashrams
Gandhi’s ashrams were communal living centers in India founded by Mahatma Gandhi to practice and promote his principles of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, and social reform.
D. What Gandhi Says
"What Gandhi Says" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that examines and interprets Mahatma Gandhi’s views on nonviolence, resistance, and contemporary conflicts.
E. samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi
The samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi is a memorial site honoring the ashes and legacy of India's foremost independence leader and apostle of nonviolence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gandhism
Target entity description: Gandhism is the socio-political and ethical philosophy inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, emphasizing nonviolence, truth, self-reliance, and grassroots democracy as means for personal and social transformation.

A. Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
B. Ambedkarism
Ambedkarism is a socio-political ideology inspired by B. R. Ambedkar that emphasizes annihilation of caste, social justice, equality, and the rights and empowerment of marginalized communities, especially Dalits.
C. Gandhi’s ashrams
Gandhi’s ashrams were communal living centers in India founded by Mahatma Gandhi to practice and promote his principles of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, and social reform.
D. What Gandhi Says
"What Gandhi Says" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that examines and interprets Mahatma Gandhi’s views on nonviolence, resistance, and contemporary conflicts.
E. samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi
The samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi is a memorial site honoring the ashes and legacy of India's foremost independence leader and apostle of nonviolence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethical philosophy ⓘ political ideology ⓘ socio-political philosophy ⓘ
aimsAt	personal transformation ⓘ political liberation ⓘ social transformation ⓘ
corePrinciple	ahimsa ⓘ bread labour ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ communal harmony ⓘ grassroots democracy ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ sarvodaya ⓘ satyagraha ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ simple living ⓘ swadeshi ⓘ trusteeship ⓘ truth ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
emphasizesMethod	boycott ⓘ civil resistance ⓘ constructive programme ⓘ fasting ⓘ non-cooperation ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ
ethicalFocus	dignity of labour ⓘ means-end unity ⓘ non-possession ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ service to the poorest ⓘ
influenced	Indian independence movement ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Vinoba Bhave ⓘ civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian ethics ⓘ Henry David Thoreau ⓘ Hindu philosophy ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Leo Tolstoy ⓘ Ruskinian socialism ⓘ
namedAfter	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
opposes	colonialism ⓘ communal violence ⓘ imperialism ⓘ industrial capitalism ⓘ materialism ⓘ untouchability ⓘ
proposes	harmonious relations between classes ⓘ nonviolent economy ⓘ rural-centric development ⓘ trusteeship theory of property ⓘ
relatedConcept	Gandhian economics ⓘ Gandhian socialism ⓘ Sarvodaya movement ⓘ linked to: Sarvodaya
supports	decentralization of power ⓘ participatory democracy ⓘ village self-governance ⓘ
viewsStateAs	instrument of service ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Narayan Desai → ideology → Gandhism ⓘ

Manilal Gandhi → ideology → Gandhism ⓘ

subject linked to: Manilal

Sushila Gandhi → movement → Gandhian movement ⓘ

linked to: Gandhism

Gramdan movement → relatedTo → Gandhian constructive programme ⓘ

linked to: Gandhism

Tushar Gandhi → ideology → Gandhism ⓘ

Jibreel Khazan → influencedBy → Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ

linked to: Gandhism

Gandhi’s ashrams → ideology → Gandhism ⓘ

Rama Devi → politicalIdeology → Gandhism ⓘ

Gandhi Development Trust → ideologyInspiredBy → Gandhism ⓘ

charkha → promotedIn → Gandhian constructive programme ⓘ

linked to: Gandhism

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