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What are the main features of ancient indian political thought?
(Political thought, or political philosophy, is the study of questions concerning power, justice, rights, law, and other issues pertaining to governance)
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“There were no main features of political thought in ancient India”.
Political thought arises when a society and the state is accommodative to questions like - Why-What-How-When - about the nature of both society and state.
The religious texts made sure that there wasn’t much scope available for the people of ancient India (except Brahmins) to raise a question about the issues regarding the state and society.
There is “No Clear Distinction between State & Society”- in ancient india.
The habit of looking at society from a political angle was not cultivated.
As a result, there was no clear conception of either the state or the government.
Now, what did religious texts got to do with the political thought?
A supernatural element is present in almost all the writings in religious texts.
The divine is omnipotent and is visible in the formation of society & government
These divine elements made sure that people were always within the circle drawn by the religious texts as almost every political question raised by people always ends at that divine element in the answer of that question. The People of ancient India didn’t dare to think beyond that divine element.
The minds, opinions, thoughts and dreams of the ancient people were restricted by the religious texts. So, as every political question of a person in ancient India concerning power, justice, rights, law, and other issues pertaining to governance was answered by the religious texts with divinity at every corner, there wasn’t much scope left to develop political thought beyond a point.
Laws, rights, justice etc…all these are controlled and decided by only Brahmins.
They had the monopoly of education and were the sole interpreters of dharma. No one, not even the king could go beyond their prescription. Every political question was raised by Brahmins and the answer was provided by the same Brahmins. The questions raised by Brahmins were mostly religious thought which was indeed political thought of that time.
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