DOCSLIB.ORG

The Ideology of Socialism in Indian Constitution Impact Factor: 5.2 IJAR 2018; 4(1): 222-228 Received: 08-11-2017 Dr

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Ideology of Socialism in Indian Constitution Impact Factor: 5.2 IJAR 2018; 4(1): 222-228 Received: 08-11-2017 Dr International Journal of Applied Research 2018; 4(1): 222-228 ISSN Print: 2394-7500 ISSN Online: 2394-5869 The ideology of socialism in Indian constitution Impact Factor: 5.2 IJAR 2018; 4(1): 222-228 www.allresearchjournal.com Received: 08-11-2017 Dr. Priti Tiwary Accepted: 09-12-2017 Abstract Dr. Priti Tiwary Socialism is acknowledged as the cherished goal of Indian political system. Socialism lays emphasis on Assistant Professor the welfare of the people, it seeks to give equality to the people and tries to remove exploitation of one Department of Political class by the others and ensures economic and political equality to all. It has been held that not only Science, S.G.R.R (P.G.) political but economics and social democracy are equally essential for the development of the country. College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Under article 14 to 18 of Indian constitution right to equality is defined, in which all citizen are equal before law. On the basis of any caste, creed or religion nobody should be denied of his legal right, thus ensuring social equality. Untouchability was a curse on Indian Society, Which was abolished, practices of untouchability in any form was forbidden and made punishable. Title such as sir, khan sahib, etc was abolished. Private Banks were nationalized, PSUS were established. In other social reform, education was made free and compulsory up to the age of 14 to all. Steps were also taken for the benefit of backward classes, to bring justice and progress for them. It is so significant and imperative for the modern democratic polity that the Indian Constitution Despite being permeated with the spirit of socialism, necessitated the 42nd amendment in 1976 to get the word socialism inserted in the preamble of the constitution as the basic philosophy of the Indian Polity. This basic constitutional concept has added to give economic content to justice equality and fraternity and to affirm the resolve of non- discrimination on ground of religion. Social and economic justices are the pillars of socialism. That is why, the framers of our constitution have prescribed these fundamental principles in shape of directive principle of state policy in part 4th of our constitution to establish a welfare state based on the principles of socialism. The holy spirit of the socialism enshrined in our constitution need to be safeguarded by all of us, so that we can have all round progress with peace and harmony. Keywords: Socialism, enshrined, abolish, untouchability, creed, imperative, necessitated, cherished Introduction The modern political system, all the world over, is fashionably enamoUred of two political ideologies — Socialism and Secularism, which are complementary to each other and have taken different shapes even in the fascist, totalitarian and dictatorial regimes. These two political concepts are so significant and imperative for the modern democratic polity that the Indian Constitution despite being permeated with the spirit of Socialism and nd Secularism, necessitated the 42 amendment in 1976 to get the words like ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution as the basic philosophy or postulates of the Indian polity. These basic constitutional concepts were added to give economic content to justice, equality and fraternity and to affirm the resolve of non-discrimination on grounds of religion. Thus both socialism and secularism are acknowledged as the cherished goal or professed aim of the Indian political system. Our goal is to achieve a socialistic pattern of society in India. Socialism lays emphasis on the welfare of the people. It seeks to give equality to the people and tries to remove exploitation of one class by the other and ensures economic and political equality to all. It has been held that not only political but economic and social democracies are Correspondence equally essential for the development of the country. Social and economic justices Dr. Priti Tiwary Assistant Professor are pillars of Socialism. That is why; the framers of our Constitution have prescribed Department of Political these fundamental principles in the shape of Directive Principles of State Policy in Science, S.G.R.R (P.G.) part IV of our Constitution to establish a welfare state based on the principles of College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Socialism. ~ 222 ~ International Journal of Applied Research Marxian Socialism value was the difference between the value of commodity Marxian Socialism is generally known as Scientific and the wages received by the labour. The appropriation of Socialism. It is scientific because it is based on the study of surplus value by the capitalists is simple and pure history. There are mainly four pillars of Marxian socialism. exploitation. It is this appropriation of surplus value by the There are as follows: capitalists which makes the capitalist system exploitive in nature. Marx used the theory of surplus value to prove his Dialectical Materialism thesis that capitalism is by its very nature exploitive. Marxian dialectic has given a right shape to the Hegelian dialectic. The difference between the two proceeds from the Dictatorship of Proletariate fact that whereas for Hegel the ultimate reality is spirit or According to Marx, capitalism is inevitably doomed to reason, for Marx it is matter in motion. According to Hegel, destruction and communism is bound to come. But after the historical development takes place under the stress of capitalism is destroyed communism will not spring up all conflict between nations. Its moving forces are ideas. Marx, above. Its march will be preceded by what Marx called on the other hand, holds that units, in which humanity ‘Proletariat Dictatorship’. It is an essential stage in the becomes organized in the course of development, are course of transition from the capitalistic society to socialistic economic classes and not nations. The goal towards which sovereignty. According to Marx, the state was an obstructive the dialectical materialism is moving is the society perfectly force in social revolution. It was the agency through which organized for production in which there shall be no class the ruling class imposed its will upon the subject classes. He distinctions and no exploitation. It represents the final said that even when capitalism was overthrown and the synthesis which would not give rise to its antithesis. dictatorship of proletariat was established, the state was to continue for some time. The reason was that the machinery Historical Materialism of the state was to be used by proletariat for the purpose of Historical Materialism is the direct application of the crushing the resistance of the capitalists. However, with the principles of dialectical materialism to the development of work of destruction being finished, the state was to wither society. It is, in fact, an economic interpretation of history. away. Thus the state was not to be a permanent institution. This theory starts with the belief that economic activities are the basis of political, legal, cultural and religious institutions Gandhian Socialism and beliefs. The theory starts with the simple truth that man Gandhian Socialism requires that there should be no must eat to live and in order to eat he must produce. Thus exploitation of man by man. Every man has to live a life of his survival depends upon the success with which he can virtue. There should be no gambling immorality or class produce what he wants from nature. Production is the most hatred. Satya and Ahimsa are the foundations of his important of all activities. Society is the result of these socialism. Gandhi ji was in favour of dispossessing every necessities of man. According to the materialistic person of all his private property if that could be achieved interpretation of history the course of history is solely and by truthful and non-violent methods. According to Gandhi ultimately determined by the economic forces. The final ji, people should utilize their property for the benefit of their cause of all social and political changes lies in the mode of community. If universally practiced, trusteeship would lead production. The doctrine of class war is a natural corollary to economic equality and equitable distribution. In the of Marxian theory of materialistic interpretation of history. words of Gandhi ji “Trusteeship proves a means of Marxian thesis is that in every system of production the transforming the present capitalist order of society into an society becomes divided into two hostile groups with egalitarian one, it gives no quarter to capitalism but gives conflicting interests. According to Marx, “The history of all the present owning class a chance of reforming itself” hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle. He repudiated the state on ethical, historical and economic Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, grounds. According to him, the state represents violence in a guild master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and concentrated and organized form. In his own words, “I look oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, upon an increase in the power of the state with the greatest carried on an uninterrupted now hidden, now open fight, a fear, because although while apparently doing good by fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary minimizing exploitation, it does the greatest harm to reconstitution of society at large or in the common ruin of mankind by destroying individuality which lies at the root of the contending classes” Thus the history of humanity is the all progress” Both Gandhi ji and Marx wanted to establish history of class struggle, whatever the form of struggle the an order which would make the masses co-sharers in the gift fact of class war is fundamental. of nature and fruits of human labour. But while Gandhi ji insisted upon adherence to truth and non-violence for Theory of Surplus Value achieving this object, Marx did not care for the means The theory of surplus value has been discussed by Marx in provided they could achieve the end as quickly as possible.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution India and the Contemporary World Society Ofthefuture
    Socialism in Europe and II the Russian Revolution Chapter 1 The Age of Social Change In the previous chapter you read about the powerful ideas of freedom and equality that circulated in Europe after the French Revolution. The French Revolution opened up the possibility of creating a dramatic change in the way in which society was structured. As you have read, before the eighteenth century society was broadly divided into estates and orders and it was the aristocracy and church which controlled economic and social power. Suddenly, after the revolution, it seemed possible to change this. In many parts of the world including Europe and Asia, new ideas about individual rights and who olution controlled social power began to be discussed. In India, Raja v Rammohan Roy and Derozio talked of the significance of the French Revolution, and many others debated the ideas of post-revolutionary Europe. The developments in the colonies, in turn, reshaped these ideas of societal change. ian Re ss Not everyone in Europe, however, wanted a complete transformation of society. Responses varied from those who accepted that some change was necessary but wished for a gradual shift, to those who wanted to restructure society radically. Some were ‘conservatives’, others were ‘liberals’ or ‘radicals’. What did these terms really mean in the context of the time? What separated these strands of politics and what linked them together? We must remember that these terms do not mean the same thing in all contexts or at all times. We will look briefly at some of the important political traditions of the nineteenth century, and see how they influenced change.
    [Show full text]
  • Socialism of the Soil 67 United States —H C Malkani
    A JOURNAL OF CURRENT, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS ANNUAL NUMBER January 1957 Volume IX— Nos. 3, 4 & 5 Rupees 2/8 CONTENTS EDITORIALS The National Economy of Recent Cut in Imports Analysed Socialism of the Soil 67 United States —H C Malkani . 179 —John Kenneth Galbraith .. 85 AGRICULTURE AND COM­ Wrong UN Policy 69 Control of Public Expenditure MUNITY DEVELOPMENT Automobiles not in Gear . 70 —Contributed . 93 Rural Electrification OUR AMERICAN LETTER Work Round the Clock R P Aiyer . .111 No Plan for India's Gap —Amartya Kumar Sen .. 95 Rural Underemployment —From Our Washington Casual Employment of a —Dhires Bhattacharyya .. 117 Factory Labour Force Correspondent . 141 A Note on Co-operative —Daniel Thorner .. 121 Farming FROM THE LONDON END Real Wages in India 1939-50 —Amlan Datta . 119 Sterling and World Finance in Shreekant A Palekar . 151 Dawn at Koraput 1956 . 143 Changing Profile of an Indian —M L Dantwala . 133 OUR DELHI LETTER City Community Development and Foreign Exchange Deficit . 149 —I P Desai . 165 Economic Growth FROM EAST PAKISTAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOR —Contributed . 163 East-West in Pakistan THE SECOND PLAN Performance in Agricultural —From a Dacca Muslim .. 161 Import Trade Control and Planning Industrialisation —Contributed . 197 POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES V K Ramaswami .. 97 MONEY AND PRICES Secular Saint's Ballade Foreign Exchange Gap —"Agni" .. 72 —"Savyasachi" . 101 Recent Monetary Developments Political Perspective for Sushil Ghosh .. 181 Economic Planning . 73 Light Engineering Industries: Export Possibilities Banking Undergoes Structural Focus on Bengali Refugees Shri Ram . 105 Changes — Taya Zinkin . 89 Sukumar Chakrabarty . 201 Foreign Exchange Reserves Socialistic Pattern of Society Contributed .
    [Show full text]
  • Gandhi and Socialism
    International Journal of Advanced Research and Development ISSN: 2455-4030 Impact Factor: RJIF 5.24 www.advancedjournal.com Volume 2; Issue 5; September 2017; Page No. 399-401 Gandhi and socialism Dr. Neelam Pandey Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract Gandhi was not interested in developing any systematic theory. He believed in action. He expressed his views on socialism, which are suitable to Indian condition and environment. He has developed an Indian version of socialism, which is based on Indian philosophy. His socialism is for Indian population. In this research article a true sprit of Gandhi is socialism has been highlighted. Keywords: personality, selfishness, brotherhood, dharma, god Introduction and the vast literature of the Indian saints, and the lives of Gandhi has not written any technically sound and remarkable. these saints are the original, primeval source of socialism. Significant books on socialism. But no one can deny the fact These sources are universal, catholic, cosmic in their that he has something original, deep, significant and character, and they are concerned with the weal, welfare, contextually as well as eternally relevant to say on socialism. peace, happiness of everyone in the world. These essence of His thoughts on socialism are scattered in his numerous Bhagavad Gita is said to be ‘Saamayayoga’ which is a far writing and speeches. In this research paper a serious effort higher idea than socialism or ‘Samyavad’ [2]. All these are the has been made to find Gandhi’s views on socialism and to see sources of Gandhian socialist thought.
    [Show full text]
  • Ms Nabilam Gandhianeconomi
    M.K.Gandhi was born on Oct 2, 1869, @ Porbander From 1893 to 1914 Gandhi rendered great service to the cause of racial equality in South Africa. His philosophy of passive resistence, as it was known then, against the unjust persecution of the Indians in South Africa won the hearts even of his opponents He served the people of South Africa for two decades and came back to India in 1915. In 1920 Gandhi started the non-cooperation movement. In 1930 he led the ‘salt satyagraha’( Dandi march) In 1919, he conducted the civil disobedience movement and 1942 he launched the Quit India movement On 30 January 1948 he was shot dead by an Indian, named Nathu Ram Godse ,who did not agree with his views on political matters HIS ECONOMIC IDEAS Gandhi did not believe in any definite scheme of economics thought. His economic ideas are found scattered all over his writings and speeches. To him,economics was a part of way of life and hence his economic ideas are part of his general philosophy of life Gandhi’s economic ideas are based on 4 cardinal principles: truth , nonviolence, dignity of labour, and simplicity. Gandhi said that the only means of attaining eternal happiness is to lead a simple life. He believed in the principle of ‘simple living and high thinking’ He was an apostle of non-violence, and his economics may be called as economics of non-violence. The principle of non-violence is the soul of Gandhian philosophy. He believed that violence in any form will not bring any kind of peace because it breeds greater violence.
    [Show full text]
  • From Marxism to Total Revolution and the Leadership Role of Loknayak Jaya Prakash Narayan: a Study
    Vol-6 Issue-3 2020 IJARIIE-ISSN(O)-2395-4396 From Marxism to Total Revolution and the leadership role of Loknayak Jaya Prakash Narayan: A study Paritosh Barman Assistant Professor& Ph.D. Scholar Department of Political Science Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University West Bengal, India Abstract JP never compromised people's interest with any ‘ism’ in his life. Jayprakash was an active supporter of the Sarvodaya Movement started by Gandhiji and spearheaded by Vinobha Bhave after Independence. JP’s Sarvodaya meant a new order to set up a classless and stateless society for the people’s socialism in the fifties. To eradicate the dominant party politics, he proposed the concept of partyless democracy and communitarian democracy to develop democratic values and culture. He devoted himself to establish people’s democracy eliminating power politics. Sampurna Kranti or total revolution was the last intellectual contribution of Jayprakash in his unending quest to seek and set up such a socio-economic and political order in the country which would turn India into a democratic, participatory, prosperous nation in the world. This study will focus on the social, political contributions of JP after Independence. He devoted himself to purify the political, socio- economic and moral aspects of the country and to the welfare of all. Keywords: Sarvodaya, Socialism, partyless democracy, non-violence, Total Revolution. I. Introduction: Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan (JP) was a freedom fighter and a social reformer. Jayprakash, who was dedicated himself to free the nation and never wanted any power or position for himself. JP always wanted to serve people as much as he could.
    [Show full text]
  • Communism and Religion in North India, 1920–47
    "To the Masses." Communism and Religion in North India, 1920–47 Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) eingereicht an der Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Patrick Hesse Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz Dekanin der Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftlichen Fakultät Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal Gutachter: 1. Michael Mann 2. Dietrich Reetz Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 20. Juli 2015 Abstract Among the eldest of its kind in Asia, the Communist Party of India (CPI) pioneered the spread of Marxist politics beyond the European arena. Influenced by both Soviet revolutionary practice and radical nationalism in British India, it operated under conditions not provided for in Marxist theory—foremost the prominence of religion and community in social and political life. The thesis analyzes, first, the theoretical and organizational ‘overhead’ of the CPI in terms of the position of religion in a party communist hierarchy of emancipation. It will therefore question the works of Marx, Engels, and Lenin on the one hand, and Comintern doctrines on the other. Secondly, it scrutinizes the approaches and strategies of the CPI and individual members, often biographically biased, to come to grips with the subcontinental environment under the primacy of mass politics. Thirdly, I discuss communist vistas on revolution on concrete instances including (but not limited to) the Gandhian non-cooperation movement, the Moplah rebellion, the subcontinental proletariat, the problem of communalism, and assertion of minority identities. I argue that the CPI established a pattern of vacillation between qualified rejection and conditional appropriation of religion that loosely constituted two diverging revolutionary paradigms characterizing communist practice from the Soviet outset: Western and Eastern.
    [Show full text]
  • Smelws LOWER SHAW FARM Autumn/Winter Programme of Weekends: 5 — 7 Oct: Rough'woodwork — Creative Carpentry
    Smelws LOWER SHAW FARM Autumn/Winter programme of weekends: 5 — 7 Oct: Rough'Woodwork — Creative Carpentry. 19 ~ 21 Oct: 34 Cowley Road, Oxford — - Walking Weekend. 7 9 Dec: Peace OX4iHZ — Tel: 0865-245301 Weekend. 4 6 Jan: Winter Cele— bration. £25 with concessions available. Wholefood meals. Send //M s.a.e to Lower Shaw Farm, Shaw, GREEN LINE is part of the \\\\\\ii‘l near Swindon, Wilts; or tel. international green movement. EWDEHOUSING CO—OP would like 0793 771080. It reflects the concerns of the to hear from people interested in alternative consensus which is living and working together in a COMMUNES NETWORK magazine is 'rejecting most of the norms of éhi rural setting near Oxford. All produced by and for people — capitalist industrial society ages welcome. For more informa— involved — or just interested as well as the established tion please write to us c/o in living and working collectively. 10 issues, 50p for 1, ideologies of right, left and Ferry House, Meadow Lane, Oxford Costs £5 per ‘ centre. The greens are far from OX4 4BJ or telephone 0865 249168: For further information send SAE exclusive: greenness is a per- to: Communes Network, c/o Some RESIDENTS WANTED for performing spective rather than an ideology. People in Leicester, 89 Evington arts/crafts community; goats, Anarchists, socialists, pagans, Road, Leicester LE2 10H. - poultry, large garden near Christians, feminists, gays, Swindon. Excellent environment RECON NEWSLETTER, contact magazine punks, hippies, vegans and so ‘ and fellow “wk.“ for children. vegetarian, non- for Buddhist ecologists on all rub shoulders. travellers. Two 1st class stamps il- smoking peace activists preferred.
    [Show full text]
  • Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
    Marx, Engels, and Marxisms Series Editors Marcello Musto, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Terrell Carver, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK The Marx renaissance is underway on a global scale. Wherever the critique of capitalism re-emerges, there is an intellectual and political demand for new, critical engagements with Marxism. The peer-reviewed series Marx, Engels and Marxisms (edited by Marcello Musto & Terrell Carver, with Babak Amini, Francesca Antonini, Paula Rauhala & Kohei Saito as Assis- tant Editors) publishes monographs, edited volumes, critical editions, reprints of old texts, as well as translations of books already published in other languages. Our volumes come from a wide range of political perspectives, subject matters, academic disciplines and geographical areas, producing an eclectic and informative collection that appeals to a diverse and international audience. Our main areas of focus include: the oeuvre of Marx and Engels, Marxist authors and traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries, labour and social movements, Marxist analyses of contemporary issues, and reception of Marxism in the world. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14812 Elisa Marcobelli Internationalism Toward Diplomatic Crisis The Second International and French, German and Italian Socialists Elisa Marcobelli University of Rouen-Normandie Rouen, France ISSN 2524-7123 ISSN 2524-7131 (electronic) Marx, Engels, and Marxisms ISBN 978-3-030-74083-2 ISBN 978-3-030-74084-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74084-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright.
    [Show full text]
  • Ideology and Practice of National Movement
    UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION SECOND SEMESTER M.A. HISTORY PAPER- IV IDEOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT (2008 Admission onwards) Prepared by Dr.N.PADMANABHAN Reader P.G.Department of History C.A.S.College, Madayi P.O.Payangadi-RS-670358 Dt.Kannur-Kerala. CHAPTERS CONTENTS PAGES 1 NATURE OF THE COLONIAL STATE 02-38 11 COLONIAL IDEOLOGY 39- 188 111 TOWARDS A THEORY OF NATIONALISM 189-205 1V NATIONALIST RESISTANCE 206-371 V INDEPENDENCE AND PARTITION 371-386 1 CHAPTER-1 NATURE OF THE COLONIAL STATE THE COLONIAL STATE AS A MODERN REGIME OF POWER Does it serve any useful analytical purpose to make a distinction between the colonial state and the forms of the modern state? Or should we regard the colonial state as simply another specific form in which the modern state has generalized itself across the globe? If the latter is the case, then of course the specifically colonial form of the emergence of the institutions of the modern state would be of only incidental, or at best episodic, interest; it would not be a necessary part of the larger, and more important, historical narrative of modernity.The idea that colonialism was only incidental to the history of the development of the modern institutions and technologies of power in the countries of Asia and Africa is now very much with us. In some ways, this is not surprising, because we now tend to think of the period of colonialism as something we have managed to put behind us, whereas the progress of modernity is a project in which we are all, albeit with varying degrees of enthusiasm, still deeply implicated.
    [Show full text]
  • Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
    Marx, Engels, and Marxisms Series Editors Marcello Musto, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Terrell Carver, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK The Marx renaissance is underway on a global scale. Wherever the critique of capitalism re-emerges, there is an intellectual and political demand for new, critical engagements with Marxism. The peer-reviewed series Marx, Engels and Marxisms (edited by Marcello Musto & Terrell Carver, with Babak Amini, Francesca Antonini, Paula Rauhala & Kohei Saito as Assis- tant Editors) publishes monographs, edited volumes, critical editions, reprints of old texts, as well as translations of books already published in other languages. Our volumes come from a wide range of political perspectives, subject matters, academic disciplines and geographical areas, producing an eclectic and informative collection that appeals to a diverse and international audience. Our main areas of focus include: the oeuvre of Marx and Engels, Marxist authors and traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries, labour and social movements, Marxist analyses of contemporary issues, and reception of Marxism in the world. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14812 Michael Brie · Jörn Schütrumpf Rosa Luxemburg A Revolutionary Marxist at the Limits of Marxism Michael Brie Jörn Schütrumpf Institut für Gesellschaftsanalyse Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany ISSN 2524-7123 ISSN 2524-7131 (electronic) Marx, Engels, and Marxisms ISBN 978-3-030-67485-4 ISBN 978-3-030-67486-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67486-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright.
    [Show full text]
  • Mahatma Gandhi and His Philosophical Thoughts About Socialism: a Theoretical Discussion
    Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya Research Review A Peer Reviewed National Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Online ISSN : 2456-1681 Vol.2:2017 MAHATMA GANDHI AND HIS PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ABOUT SOCIALISM: A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION Ratna Panda Dept. of Philosophy, Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya Bajkul, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India [email protected] Abstract: According to Gandhi ―Socialism is a beautiful word and so far as I am aware in socialism all the members of society are equal — none low, none high. In the individual body, the head is not high because it is the top of the body, nor are the soles of the feet low because they touch the earth. Even as members of the individual body are equal, so are the members of society‖. Socialism indicates a economic system of Society. A socialist economic system would consist of a system of production and distribution organized to directly satisfy economic demand and human needs. So that goods and service would be produces directly for use instead of private profit. Mahatma Gandhi wrote, ―Khadi is the only alternative to this and not the so-called socialism, which presupposes industrialism. The socialism that India can assimilate is the socialism of the spinning-wheel. Let the village worker; therefore, make the wheel the central point of his activities.‖ Gandhi‘s socialism may differ from western socialism. Gandhi‘s socialism mainly based on non-violence, faith on God, pure democracy, dharma and on the harmonious co-operation of labour and capital and the landlord and the tenant. In this study we try to understand the actual meaning of Gandhian socialism.
    [Show full text]
  • CHAPTER -II History of the Indian Thinking on Socialism : a Brief
    CHAPTER -II History of the Indian thinking on Socialism : A Brief Overview. 2:1 The Genesis of The Socialist Ideology. Scientific socialist thought in India is a product of modern era. Indian's conquest by the British led not only to the loss of her political fr~edom, it also brought to light India's social and economic inferiority to the west. Early nation­ alist thinkers of India wanted attainment and restoration of national identity. The new wave of Indian nationalism emerged as 'the quest for a new national identity.' The nationalist thinkers hailed the British rule as a boon as it had sown the seeds of change and progress in India which had been static and staghantbefore the coming of the British. --.--· ..... In the West new thinkers and reformers had appeared who advocated the necessity of the replacement of the capitalist society. Marx was important of them who had emerged as the most formidable critic of the new industiral capitalist sociaety and as the precursor of the philosophy of socialism. Marx presented .in 1848 a full statement of 'scientific socialism' in his "Communist Manifesto." This statement has been exercising a tremendous impact on sen­ sitive minds in different parts of the world. The Russian Revolution in 1917 created a stir and aroused and awakened the minds of the countries who were under colonial rule. The Russian Revolution demonstrated that an oppressive and tyrannical rule could be over thrown by the common ordinary people if they were alert and well-organised.~ 9 0 2.2 The Growth of Indian Socialism.
    [Show full text]