Gandhi’s religious thoughts: Understanding with a sociological lens

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to look into Gandhi’s religious thoughts in the light of his experiences and experiments. All scholarly figures in the history of mankind had to undergo various criticism and were misinterpreted at times and so was Gandhi. He has been misinterpreted for his thoughts and ideology on various issues. This paper deals with his views on religion, spirituality and humanity, his approach to Hinduism, religious pluralism, his attempt to apply religion in day-to-day life and even in politics and law and his views regarding the synthesis of science and spirituality.