This study focuses on the social base of the political disobedience launched against the colonial sovereigns i.e. the British Crown and the parliament by the Gandhian Congress. If aims also at identifying in socio-economic terms, the participation of the people as well as interaction of castes, communities and various religious groups living in the subcontinent, within the context of loose political ideology placed by Gandhi before the nation. The study also tries to include class collaboration and harmony interspersed with latent class conflict and the impact of all this on the future trends as manifested in post-independence era. Naturally, therefore to coordinate these contradictions and ironies, is an up-hill task and the assessment could be argued as controversial at some points but it is attempted with an intent of honesty and objectivity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ashok K. Shastri
Ashok K. Shastri, is presently H.O.D. (History) N.A.S. (P.G.) College, C.C.S. University, Meerut (India). He is nominated Convener, Board of Studies of C.C.S. University, where he has also served as convener Research degree Committee (History) for two years. He is also serving in honorary capacity as managing truestee of S.S. R. Vidialya Women and Girls educational Institutions founded in 1934 by the parents of the author. Parents Shri Mool Chand Shastri and Smt. Shakuntla Shastri were delegates in the Lahore Congress session, December 1929. Later in 1992, Late Shri Mool Chand Shastri was honoured by joint U.P. legislature for his excellence in public and social life. The author had an opportunity to work as secretary, election manifesto committee (U.P. election 1993) of Janta Assembly then. Later, 1995 the author was nominated to the policy and programme committee of Samta Party, at Delhi.
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