PAPER 5: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
RABINDRANATH TAGORE : A nationalist and an unconventional political thinker
Name: Ester Makasare
Roll. No.: 3336
INTRODUCTION
Political philosophy revolves around the study of fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice and the enforcement of a legal code by authority. It is ethics applied to a group of people, and discusses how a society should be set up and how one should act within a society.
“While political science focuses on existing or possible theories and practices of social, political matters, political philosophy focuses on the normative aspects of political theories and practices.”1
Western political philosophy considers man as the core of the development, whereas indian philosophy gives importance to society, community based development. Indian political thinkers have followed this trend, and it is visible in every concept that they have brought forth. Rabindranath tagore was one unconventional political thinker, that india was blessed to have.
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
“Rabindranath tagore was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law, he returned to India, and instead pursued a career as a writer, playwright, songwriter, poet, philosopher and educator”2
His philosophy and writings were extremely important elements in the renaissance of bengal and india at large in the early twentieth century and shaped the bengali
Gandhi concludes by emphasizing though the Government have direct control, the people have the power to remove and appoint the people for government since the government exist to protect the people's’
Gandhi was given too much credit for the success of the Indian Independence Movement. Discuss if this statement true? This statement is true to a lesser extent. It has been noted throughout the years that Gandhi has been, the so called, savior of India.
While researching and analyzing the topic of absolutism, which relates to the conflicts between Liberalism and Conservatism, the conflict arises from both ideologies adhering to their traditional doctrine and belief as well as an absence of flexibility by both sides. I gravitated towards researching different influences on political policy and analyzing these policies and political ideologies from a Stability and Change perspective. Beyond this, I was able to focus specifically on the causes of political Stability and Change within Canadian politics, chiefly federal. Canadian politics lacks the inflexibility highlighted traditional meaning of the word; this has enabled Canada to harass the best of both ideologies, beneficially affecting our society.
Political Parties and Interest Groups Political Parties- are organizes groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices. (343) Interest groups- are individuals who organize to influence the government’s programs and policies. (A39) Between Political parties and Interest groups there a many similarities however the differences are also wide in range. Let’s start by stating their similarities.
George Orwell - a dystopian novelist and critic - states that “the essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.” Gandhi, a spiritual and political saint, states that individuals should aspire to reach this “perfection,” while Orwell asserts with a cautionary tone that this lifestyle can backfire. By utilizing various rhetorical strategies, he qualifies Gandhi’s argument to advise the leader’s followers, as well as the general public, that perfection - the praised lifestyle - can do more harm than good. To build his own credibility, Orwell contends that Gandhi’s teachings are not completely untrue - rather partially true.
In the epilogue, his wife, Lucy, wrote about when he started writing the book in bursts of when he felt that he had enough energy to type. On his deathbed “He asked us to ensure that his manuscript be published in some form” (Kalanithi 210). He wanted to share his experience and knowledge of dying with
INTRODUCTION Politics is defined as the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties to having power. It shows that "who gets what, when, how and at whose expense”. Then, the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money are called economy. Economy is also a careful management of available resources.
Traditional Indian society had protested when it’s values were threatened, and this first attempt to take back India failed. At this time, all hope for India to have a revival of it’s tradition was lost. The traditional structure of Indian society began to break down, which was replaced with a mix of Indian caste systems and Western social classes. However, not all after effects of the Rebellion were bad. It was the beginning of the policy of consultation with the Indians (Indian Mutiny).
Idolized Gandhi and ending legal segregation. He was a well known Minister in Atlanta, Georgia which is his birthplace. His great leadership and reputation in
The movie Gandhi was an inspiring depiction of the life of Mohandas Gandhi and the impact that he made on India in gaining its independence from Britain through the act of non-violent protest that made it possible. The film reveals the period of Indian immigrants being suppressed by the British authorities in 1893 South Africa. It shows the slow transformation of changes that occurs within India with the arrival of the Indian lawyer Gandhi who came to South Africa to be a legal advisor to a firm, and had witnessed the tragic reality of the absence of basic rights that his fellow Indian people were being denied of. Moved by the suffering, Gandhi displayed his ability to see the injustice and felt obligated to fix it through the interconnectedness
Thoreau, Gandhi, and Mandela were protesters. They all had protested against the government. They protested because they thought it was their right to stand up for their believes. Henry David Thoreau believed "that government is best which governs least.
Sudipta Kaviraj can be discussed while we try to contextualise the concept of nation with respect to India. He says that a distinction can be made
We are going to see to what extent we can say that Macaulay’s “Minute on Indian Education” reflects British society and the western point of view at the time. In a first part, we will focus on the opposition between Orientalists and Anglicists and in a second part, we will see about the western society seen as culturally superior compared to other nations and societies. On one hand, there was an opposition
The divide and rule thesis is a plausible method to explain rising communal antagonism. There were several factors that encouraged communal antagonism in colonial India. The British administration’s policy of course was one of them. The policy treats the masses as gullible agents. People
Strongly established ideological disagreements and cultural variances have remained at the forefront of struggle dating back thousands of years, albeit the form of government and societal composition. In Gandhi 's "Hind Swaraj," Gandhi outlines his explicit and adversarial outlook surrounding the brittle relationship between the British Empire and India, along with his opinions on modernization and the methods of resistance India should engage. Firstly, the title of the text refers to Indian self-rule; meaning, the people of India should have absolute and unimpeded control of their government. It is essential to note that at the time of Gandhi 's writing, the British Empire ruled over India. Gandhi advocated for an India that is self-governed in accordance with Indian principles, values, and practices.