Cause Of War

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The words, War & Enmity need no special introduction in today’s world. There is hardly any nation in the world today, which is neither at war nor preparing for one. From the most developed nations like America and Russia to the most underprivileged nations like Syria and Palestine, every nation is few steps away from infusing a mass destruction & pushing the world to oblivion. The very idea of world peace and harmony (1) is fast becoming distinct from the hearts of people all over the globe. There is also a trend among top think tank of the world that most of the times war is the only means to peace. Agreeing to that, seems not so easy as when one leads to another, its eventually destruction and debris which will be left at the end. That picture …show more content…

It could be said that each war broke out of different causes at different times between various species. The causes may vary from enmity to desperation to responsibility and welfare of humankind. The Rama-Ravana duel, Indrajith-Lakshmana duel are examples of war exemplified with technical brilliance on both the sides. Enmity out of frustration and envy can be seen with the likes of Rama-Parusharama and Vali-Sugreeva. The duel between Rama and the likes of Taataka, Subaahu, Mareecha, and Shatrughna-Lavana are out of both responsibility as a king and welfare of mankind. Hanuman confronting and killing Akshakumara and one quarter of Ravana’s army is both strategic and …show more content…

Bharatha muni, in his Natyashastra proposes an argument that pathos is born out of violence (4). Pathos, in a way can be termed as the effect of violence. War and Enmity embody violence and hence we can say that all wars end in agony, pain and sufferings, i.e. pathos. But this research paper proposes pathos to be the cause of violence as well. If we think about curbing violent actions, we must initiate to know the reason behind such actions. We must see what really makes someone so violent. Upon knowing the cause for such actions, further measures can be taken to rectify and

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