Abstract: The social dynamics in any society and its inner urge to rebuild itself is an ever increasing area of interest for academicians and social thinkers. Every free society is expressing itself and its social dynamics works for its actions and reasons. It is empowered with the process of reformation, revival and rebuilding. The term nonviolence indicates non-hurting or non-injuring behaviour while engaging with others; obviously, the ‘others’ include the nature and the universe at large. Mahatma Gandhi believed that the human society is gradually progressing towards a non-violent entity. Therefore, one needs to accelerate this process by consciously intervening and expanding the various facets of nonviolent actions. For Gandhi Nonviolence was a means to achieve the goal of truth. So he insisted the means should be as pure as the end and he argued “as the means; so the end.” This paper attempts to portray the historical aberration of non violence, Gandhian approaches to overcome and purifying the violent nature of humans by adopting his fundamental thoughts of satyagraha, swaraj and swadeshi.
Keywords: Non-Violence, Pluralism, Democracy, Social Stratification, Civil Disobedience.
Title: SOCIAL DYNAMICS IN INDIAN SOCIETY A GANDHIAN PERSPECTIVE OF NON-VIOLENT ACTION
Author: Dr. Harilakshmeendra Kumar C R, Surendran Punnur
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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