Gandhian Jurisprudence of Non-Violence and Global Peace
| Published date | 01 January 2014 |
| Date | 01 January 2014 |
| Author | Jai S. Singh |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120140108 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
GANDHIAN JURISPRUDENCE OF NON-VIOLENCE
AND GLOBAL PEACE
JAi
S. SINGH
The most important contribution
of
InrJ,ia
to the contemporary
world
is
the message
of
non-violence and global peace. It was
formulated
and
practiced
by
Mahatma
Gandhi. Gandhi's
thought process was an outcome
of
his political struggle first
in South Africa as a revolt against the practice
of
apartheid. It
was developed in India as a non-violent battle against British
imperialism
for
national independence. Gandhi
'.s
concept
of
Ramarajya
or
the Kingdom
of
righteousness on earth stands
for
an egalitarian and non-violent democratic social order
wherein moral values pervade all spheres
of
human life. The
law
of
'Dharma
or
righteousness'
and
the morality
of
the
individuals bind together the members
of
the society, and make
them to fulfill their social obligations. Dharma
or
social ethics
exerts strong moral pressure on the individuals and sustains
social cohesion. Each individual works
for
the 'greatest good
of
all', and the society will provide maximum opportunities to
all individuals to develop their potentialities.
INTRODUCTION
THE GREATEST and the most unique contribution
of
India to the
contemporary world is the message of non-violence and peace, especially
the technique
of
Satyagraha or non-violent direct action, formulated and
practised by Gandhi. Among the people of global community as well
as
among the member States
of
the United Nations Organization, India's
distinctive mind and face are stamped with Gandhian thought. The ideal
society
of
Mahatma Gandhi is based on the moral evolution
of
the
individuals.
If
people become genuinely non-violent, morally elevated,
mutually affectionate, learn to cooperate among themselves and show
aversion to anti-social activities, then the society will be elevated to a
higher plane of culture. Gandhi honestly accepts that his ideal
of
non-
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