INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Indian political thought
chanakya, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Tilak, Nehru

1. INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

2. 1. INTRODUCTION

3. WHAT IS INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHTS ? Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them . Indian Political thinkers, ancient, modern and contemporary, have developed some indigenous tools and concepts which are very much necessary to understand Indian society and social institutions.

4. Indian Political Thinker CHANAKYA GANDHI B R AMBEDKAR BAL GANGADHAR TILAk JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

5. Chanakya also propounded that justice should not be delayed and matters should be heard urgently. It is not prudent for a leader to antagonise the elders and the wise. The king should be a promulgator of Dharma and should be a role model for the masses in his character. CHANAKYA THOUGHT ON POLITICS   Kautilya’s Saptang Theory of State Swami (The Ruler ) Amatya (The Minister ) Janapada (The People and the Territory ) Durga (Fortification ) Kosha (The Treasury ) Danda (The Army ) Mitra (Alliance)

6. Gandhi believed that Swaraj or true freedom is conformity to moral law, the inner conscience, and the law of one's true being. The dogma of swaraj was to give them the actual meaning of self-rule and to empower people. SWARAJ Self + Rule Decentralization Gram Panchayat Discrimination Fundametal Duties GANDHI’S IDEA OF SWARAJ

7. AMBEDKAR VIEW ON LEBIRTY The freedom that Indian citizens have in their daily lives . Few object to liberty in the sense of a right to free movement, in the sense of a right to life and limb . There is no objection to liberty in the sense of a right to property, tools and materials as being necessary for earning a living to keep the body in due state of health.

8. BAL GANGADHAR TILAK - Idea of Swaraj Swaraj , for Tilak , had not only political connotation ( Home Rule) but also a moral connotation ( self control and inner freedom ). He described swaraj in these words: 'It is a life centred in self and dependent upon self. Tilak demand complete independence for India but Gandhi wanted India to remain a British dominion “ Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!” , this is the slogan that inculcated a political conscience among Indians regarding self-rule.

9. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation . Nehru and Gandhi were true secularists but differed on the application of religion in political life. Under political secularism, the government can enforce how people act but not what they believe. Similarly, freedom of thought is supported by secularism . NEHRU VIEW ON SECULARISM

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