To what extent can Mahatma Gandhi be considered a religious reformer?
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In his autobiography Gandhiji clarifies that without religion the idea of polity is quite unimaginable. In this context when it was asked him by a journalist, “How would you dream one common political strategy in a country of dozens’ of religions?” He replied, “It’s sure”, he doesn’t even think of a polity without religion. In fact religion should remain method and medium of our work but one should be very careful about the word ‘religion’. It doesn’t refer to the extremist ideologies; it means faith in a particular moral system. It is abstract by that its importance can not be overlooked. It is miles away from the Hindu, Islam or Sikh religions. It is not to out root these religions but to find common minimum co relations between them, and make it a real religion. He reiterates that this unique religion keeps itself away from the so called divertive religions. It is different from the violent ones. He believes in a polity in religion. His religion is sovereign and tolerative, away from superstitious’ and traitors. He doesn’t call it a religion which spreads hate and fights on morality.
He feels implementation of religion in polity because for him religion is not just limited to a personal and family life. He thinks that there is the inevitability of religion in ones social and poly-moral life as it is important in personal and family life too. Not a single facet of one’s own life be completed without religion’s intervene. He says, “My religious ambitions will not be satisfied until and unless mine affection does not become one with the humanity that too is possible only when I will find myself active in poly-morality”. Our personality is not indifferent hence it can not be segmented n social, economical, poly-moral and orthodox religiousness. He doesn’t believe in phenomenon which deviates from human welfare and such religious approach all other attitudes taking morality can only make life unmeanigful, unimportant, and hatchy-potchy. On this solid base Gandhiji puts religion and morality at apex spot in polity and he makes it mandatory to every politician to work in the frame work. The world’s long time history witnesses the intervene of cut-plots, violence, cruelty, injustice, exploitation, oppression and such defame us devils as a base in polity. In today’s polity it is known as a pure and real politics, the politicians who use these unfair means to benefit their nation are known as successful politicians. One who develops his country without thinking for a second for other countries . They selfishly snatch every bit of success as an opportunist for their countries and these people are taken and accepted universally, but being a worshipper of truth and non-violence Gandhiji discarders this selfish and violent tradition in polity.