2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The hundred years of Gandhian grassroots movement in Uttarakhand, India
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16K16664
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Ehime University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | 南アジア |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The Gandhian activists in the Uttarakhand region of India have tried to revive the Gandhian organization after its stagnation period after the 1990s, and there have been some signs of reactivation in the 2010s. Schools and dormitories run by Gandhian activists have been deeply rooted in the community due to generational changes such as former students becoming leaders or sending their children to the same school or dormitory. The Gandhian activists’ initiatives for the conservation and utilization of various indigenous species of traditional millets and beans have attracted attention as a model for sustainable agriculture.
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| Free Research Field |
地域研究
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、社会運動のインパクトについて、人びとの意識や暮らしというミクロなレベルから長期的スパンに立ち明らかにすることを目指したものである。そうした社会運動研究としての意義に加え、本研究ではガーンディー主義者たちの取り組みを追うことにより、インドの地域社会が現在直面する課題が浮き彫りになった。それは、丘陵部（農村部）と平坦部（都市部）の格差の拡大、「異常」気象と災害の頻発、農業担い手の減少など、日本の地方が直面する課題とも通底するものであった。僻地での教育や農業へのガーンディー主義者の長年の取り組みから学ぶべきことも多い。
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