Contrary to the belief that violence is essential to the act of political foundation, Gandhi made the prescient observation that ‘what is granted under fear can be retained only so long as the fear lasts’
Gandhi warned that partitioning India would not solve communal problems and that it would lead to catastrophic violence.
Humanity possesses a natural tendency for remembrance and its transmission. For those interested in ideals of progress, history is a laboratory of social theory.
As Gandhi stood for Poorna Swaraj where citizens will have the collective right to have a sovereign state to realize their individual rights to freedom and also the state will not be coercive in the hands of any one particular class rather it will be the instrument of the whole society.
As Gandhi stood for Poorna Swaraj where citizens will have the collective right to have a sovereign state to realize their individual rights to freedom and also the state will not be coercive in the hands of any one particular class rather it will be the instrument of the whole society.
Gandhi’s perceptions about the modern social institutions developed in India by the British Raj highlighted the egotistical, impatient and greedy facet of humankind.
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Gandhi’s perceptions about the modern social institutions developed in India by the British Raj highlighted the egotistical, impatient and greedy facet of humankind.
#gandhi #gandhian_philosophy #Hind_Swaraj #capitalism
Each country’s flag has something unique and distinct which it wishes to uphold or represent. On hoisting the Indian flag by the banks of Ravi in Lahore in 1930 Nehru extolled his countrymen to salute it as a mark of unity irrespective of the differences in language, caste, creed or religion.
The Gandhian notion of religion was not one based on exclusivity or coercion. His philosophy is one that a modern-day individual can strive towards, but only hope to achieve.
Gandhi’s philosophies show that he is willing to ameliorate various religious beliefs and practices for the betterment of its followers.
Although a self-proclaimed orthodox Hindu, Gandhi maintained a strong belief in the equality amongst all faiths.
‘Rethinking education’ through discussion would emphasise the need to go beyond a strictly utilitarian vision and reform the human capital approach.
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