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Rooted in Dharma: The Enduring Influence of Gandhi's Philosophy on India's Social Order

Author(s) Dudekonda Ramanjineyulu
Country India
Abstract Since the early 20th century, the philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, which is based on the ancient Indian principle of Dharma, has had a great impact on the social organization of India. The continuing importance of Gandhian thought in the development of Indian civil society, political culture, and socioeconomic institutions is explored in this paper. This paper analyses the long-term impacts of Gandhian notions of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Sarvodaya (welfare of all), Swaraj (self-rule), and Swadeshi (self-sufficiency) on the fabric of Indian civil society, political culture, and socioeconomic institutions. The paper is based upon a detailed analysis of the Constitution of India, Census of India reports, and Planning Commission reports of the past five decades (1951-2011) and uses this analysis to examine how the Gandhian philosophy influenced constitutional provisions, legislative changes, and grassroots organizations from independence to the present. Gandhi's struggle for the eradication of untouchability, the Bhoodan land reform movement, the Chipko environmental movement, and the anti-corruption movement of the early twenty-first century are highlighted as examples of Dharmic praxis. The paper suggests that modernisation and globalization have diminished some elements of Gandhi's vision, but the ethical grammar of Dharma remains vital to the social consciousness in India, notably in situations of inequity, ecological harm, and civic engagement. The results validate the relevance of Gandhi's ideology in contemporary India as a doctrine that keeps coming to the fore within the quest for a just and harmonious social order.
Keywords Gandhi, Dharma, Ahimsa, Sarvodaya, Swaraj, Indian social order, non-violence, social movements, untouchability, Swadeshi.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-June 2016
Published On 2016-02-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJAIDR.v7.i1.1941
Short DOI https://doi.org/hb427h
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