Infinite Possibilities, Immense Challenges: Cosmopolitanism in Hind Swaraj.

In contemporary times, the theory and practice of cosmopolitanism have assumed several dimensions--cultural, ethical, political and economic. Ironically, the cultural and ethical dimensions of cosmopolitanism have been dominated by its political and economic dimensions, leading to capitalist imperialism, corporate globalization, ecological crisis as well as varied forms of cross-border dictatorship and terrorism. Therefore, there exists a quest to go beyond the traditional nation-state based on unjust political and economic dimensions and formulate alternative systems uniting peoples across the world, in order to combat capitalist greed, ecological destruction and the imperialism of superpowers. Mahatma Gandhi's seminal book Hind Swaraj (1909), the only work he himself translated from Gujarati into English, carries in it the seeds of such alternative systems. This paper aims to closely critique Hind Swaraj as a literary manifestation of the immense relevance, possibilities and limitations of cosmopolitanism in contemporary times. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]