Maharashtra SSC Sarvodaya Vichar Grade study plan

Build a dated timeline of Gandhi's life from 1869 to 1948, marking at least 15 turning points (Porbandar birth, London law studies, South Africa years, Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad mill strike, Non-Cooperation, Salt March, Quit India, assassination).

Explain in your own words the meaning of satya, ahimsa, and tapasya in Gandhi's philosophy and how the three connect.

Summarise Gandhi's South African experiments with satyagraha (Phoenix Settlement, Tolstoy Farm, the 1913 miners' march) in a half-page note.

List the key influences on Gandhi (Bhagavad Gita, Tolstoy, Ruskin's Unto This Last, Thoreau, Raychandbhai) and state one idea borrowed from each.

Distinguish satyagraha from passive resistance and from armed struggle, giving two concrete historical examples of each difference.

Describe the rules Gandhi laid down for a satyagrahi (non-retaliation, willingness to suffer, no coercion of the opponent, purity of means) and explain why each rule matters.

Analyse the Champaran, Kheda, and Ahmedabad campaigns: identify the grievance, the method, and the outcome of each.

Explain Gandhi's idea of means and ends and why he rejected 'any means for a good end'.

Trace the Salt March of 1930 step by step and explain why salt was chosen as the symbol.

Outline Vinoba Bhave's life: born 1895 in Gagode, meeting Gandhi in 1916 at Kochrab, first individual satyagrahi in 1940, Bhoodan launch in 1951, death in 1982.

Explain Vinoba's idea of 'Sarvodaya' as he used the term and how it differs from a simple welfare outlook.

Summarise Vinoba's writings and translations (Gita Pravachane, talks on the Gita, his Marathi and Hindi works) and what he tried to achieve through them.

Describe Vinoba's concept of 'Bhoodan as a moral appeal' and why he preferred persuasion over legislation.

Explain Vinoba's views on decentralised self-reliant village economy and on limiting wants.

Define Sarvodaya and trace the word to its Jain and Gandhian roots, explaining the shift Gandhi made from 'greatest good of the greatest number' to 'good of all'.

Explain the seven ideas Gandhi listed as central to Sarvodaya (from his 1941 constructive programme writings) and give a practical example of each.

Compare Sarvodaya with utilitarianism and with Marxism on the question of who the economy should serve.

Describe the Sarvodaya view of the ideal social order: trusteeship, bread labour, swadeshi, and non-possession.

Draft a short argument for or against the claim that Sarvodaya is practical in a modern market economy.

Trace the Bhoodan movement from the 1951 Pochampalli meeting through the 1950s, noting the scale of land donated and the main states involved.

Explain Gramdan: what it means, how it differs from Bhoodan, and why Vinoba saw it as the deeper step.

Identify the main criticisms of Bhoodan and Gramdan (uneven land distribution, donated land quality, legal and succession problems, dependence on charisma) and evaluate them.

Describe the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in carrying forward Bhoodan and later Sarvodaya work.

Explain how Bhoodan linked land reform to non-violence as a method of social change.

List the items of Gandhi's 18-point Constructive Programme (1941) and group them into categories such as communal unity, removal of untouchability, khadi, village sanitation, and education.

Explain the purpose of the Constructive Programme: why Gandhi saw it as the positive side of satyagraha rather than a side activity.

Describe Gandhi's scheme of Basic Education (Nai Talim, Wardha 1937): craft-centred learning, self-supporting schools, and the link between head, heart, and hand.

Summarise Gandhi's work against untouchability, including the term Harijan, the 1932 Poona Pact, and temple-entry efforts.

Explain the role of khadi and village industries in Gandhi's economic and social vision.

Compare the social thought of at least four Indian reformers (Jyotirao Phule, B. R. Ambedkar, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, and one of your choice) on caste, education, and women's rights.

Explain where Gandhi and Ambedkar agreed and disagreed on caste and on the Poona Pact, without caricaturing either position.

Describe the contributions of Tagore, Gokhale, and Vivekananda to Indian social thought and how each related to Gandhi's ideas.

Explain the Sarvodaya view of peace as positive peace (justice, equality) rather than merely the absence of war.

Describe at least two modern non-violent movements and evaluate them using satyagraha criteria.

Connect Sarvodaya principles to at least four present-day issues: inequality, farmer distress, unemployment, environmental degradation, and communal harmony.

Explain what a Sarvodaya response would look like for one chosen issue, with concrete steps rather than slogans.

Review all eight domains using a self-made question set and score yourself, noting weak areas.

Write timed answers to two full-length practice questions under exam conditions.

Summarise the whole syllabus in a single A4 revision sheet of key names, dates, and terms.