What is gandhi's perspective of state
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Mahatma Gandhi was an idealist political activist and thinker whose philosophical development shows impact of his western education in liberal democracy, colonial rule, freedom struggle and his own uncompromising ideals of non-violence, truth and morality.
His views on State are formed by his readings, observations and his own experiences in his life.
According to him State is symbol of violence because of its superior authority and use of coercive power to execute its policies. State does not allow independent development of individual conscience by forcing external rules, laws and regulations. State does not need self developing humans but law abiding machines.
Mahatma was a communitarian and believed that small and self-sufficient village communities of India are model for real democracy. He believed in grass-root direct democracy and not representative democracy promoted by the West.
Mahatma believed that if people are left to develop a community life without any external force of law, they will naturally follow the laws of nature and morality. There is no need for state because people are good at heart and would eventually learn to live amicably in community life. Ideally, Mahatma wanted State to wither away.
Even though Gandhiji viewed State as a violent and interfering institution, he accepted it on practical grounds, as a necessary evil. However, he wanted to limit the State only with those duties and powers that were not possible individually, like Communication, External security, Railways, etc.
Gandhiji was against police and army, large industries, machines, etc. because he thought that they all practice or follow some kind of direct or indirect violence for the State. He, at last accepted these modern institutions as necessary evils. But, he never toned down his oppressive power of these institutions ans State at large.
Thus, Gandhiji was ready to make some compromised on practical grounds, for smoother transfer of power from Britishers to India. But, in his utopian world of thoughts, he imagined an ideal world without nation states and boundaries where all people lived in complete harmony and natural lifestyle.
Climatic problems, terrorism, inter-state tensions, human rights violations, and other contemporary problems of the world shows that Mahatma was very right and had very practical, and not utopian, solutions. What we need today is a bit of Gandhigiri to make this earth more beautiful place to live in.
His views on State are formed by his readings, observations and his own experiences in his life.
According to him State is symbol of violence because of its superior authority and use of coercive power to execute its policies. State does not allow independent development of individual conscience by forcing external rules, laws and regulations. State does not need self developing humans but law abiding machines.
Mahatma was a communitarian and believed that small and self-sufficient village communities of India are model for real democracy. He believed in grass-root direct democracy and not representative democracy promoted by the West.
Mahatma believed that if people are left to develop a community life without any external force of law, they will naturally follow the laws of nature and morality. There is no need for state because people are good at heart and would eventually learn to live amicably in community life. Ideally, Mahatma wanted State to wither away.
Even though Gandhiji viewed State as a violent and interfering institution, he accepted it on practical grounds, as a necessary evil. However, he wanted to limit the State only with those duties and powers that were not possible individually, like Communication, External security, Railways, etc.
Gandhiji was against police and army, large industries, machines, etc. because he thought that they all practice or follow some kind of direct or indirect violence for the State. He, at last accepted these modern institutions as necessary evils. But, he never toned down his oppressive power of these institutions ans State at large.
Thus, Gandhiji was ready to make some compromised on practical grounds, for smoother transfer of power from Britishers to India. But, in his utopian world of thoughts, he imagined an ideal world without nation states and boundaries where all people lived in complete harmony and natural lifestyle.
Climatic problems, terrorism, inter-state tensions, human rights violations, and other contemporary problems of the world shows that Mahatma was very right and had very practical, and not utopian, solutions. What we need today is a bit of Gandhigiri to make this earth more beautiful place to live in.
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Gandhi's idea of modernity was influenced by several philosophers like karl mark.Equality,free from discrimination of caste ,colour and creed...non violence struggle.
This was the gandhi's perspective of state.
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Gandhi's idea of modernity was influenced by several philosophers like karl mark.Equality,free from discrimination of caste ,colour and creed...non violence struggle.
This was the gandhi's perspective of state.
Hope this helps.
Mark it as brainliest ....
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