About the Book : The present book 'Gandhi and 21st Century' is collection of selected articles presented during the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar held on the eve of Gandhi's 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations. Relevance of Gandhi has been discussed on many ways. In the present book, authors from various fields of academic disciplines have discussed the Relevance of Gandhi in the 21st Century. Unlike Marx, Gandhi would not feel enthused even by the concept of appropriate technology because the urgent problem was to reduce rural unemployment which will be the aim of the 21st century. 21st century will be more concerned with environmental challenges of global level wars. In the first-half of the 20th century. Gandhi had led stress on environmental pollution. Gandhian ideals of Truth, Nonviolence, equality of human beings, universal brotherhood, decentralized democracy, socialism and secularism should act as beacon light for the humanity as a whole in the 21st century; Gandhi was probably the most important philosopher whose precepts could guide the crisis ridden world of the 21st century. Thus the present book too focuses the relevance of Gandhian Thought in the 21st century also and hence the impotance of this book has increased tremendously. About Author : Janardan Pandey, Born on 29th September, 1938. Educated at Patna College in Patna University. Got M.A. Degree in Political Science and History, Bachelor of Law, Diploma in Educaion and Ph. D. Served in the Bhagalpur University for 36 years and specialised in Gandhian Thought. Produced two standard book on "Sarvodaya Ka Rajniti Darshan" and "Swantanrayottar Gandhi Vichar" which are prescribed in the Post-Graduate Syllabus of Gandhian Thought. Worked as Editor of several journals and now Editor of several journals and now Editor of Gandhi Joyti, P.G. Gandhian Thought Deptt., Bhagalpur University Widely travelled all over the country and abroad Life member of Indian Political Science Association, Indian Public Administraion Associaion, Indian Society of Gandhian Studies and Inernational Political Science Association. Organised many Naional Seminars, Symposia and Extra Mural lectures. Presently, University Professor and Head, Deparment of Gandhian Thought, Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.