Encyclopaedia of Eminent Thinkers: The Political Thought of Vivekananda

Email

Whatsapp

Facebook

Pinterest

Twitter

Copy link

There are many Indian thinkers who have contributed a great deal to the political thought of the country. In these initial 10 volumes, an effort has been made to bring together keen players and their significant contributions to the political thought of India in an unbiased way. The authors included in this series are giants by themselves in the socio- political arena of the country. The set provides insight and critical an evaluation of the political thinkers.

A significant attempt has been made in this book to make a comprehensive study of the Political Thought of Vivekananda. To understand fully the implications of Vivekananda's ideas is a tremendous task. The author in this book makes an honest endeavour to present his view in a lucid manner. It studies in detail: Life and Work of Vivekananda, Influences on Vivekananda, Influences of Vivekananda, Vivekananda-A Revi- valist or Reformer, Eternal Values in Vivekananda, On Religion, On Society and State, On Socialism and On Ideal Society and Ideal State.

This book is a treasure for all teachers, scholars and students of Political Science, Gandhian Thought, History, Sociology and Social Work; all university, college, legislative, judicial, public and other libraries in India and abroad and for all those interested in the study of Political Science. In nut-shell, this book will be of great importance to all.

K.S. Bharathi did his Master's Degree in Gandhian Thought, Peace-Science, Economics, and Political Science. He also did Postgraduate Diplomas in Politics, Public Administration, Population Dynamics, Gandhian Thought, Tourism, and Telugu. He has contributed some articles in learned journals. He is the author of Foundations of 'Gandhian Thought; Gandhi and Humanity, Socio- Religious Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi; The Philosophy of Sarvodaya; The Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhi and Nehru; Foundations of Ambedkar Thought; The Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhian Approach to Rural Development; The Relevance of Gandhi; Gandhi and Vinoba, The Philosophical Foundations of Gandhian Thought; The Political Thought of Gandhi; The Economic Thought of Gandhi: The Social Thought of Gandhi and The Quintessence and Chronology of Gandhi. At present, he is the Head of the Postgraduate Department of Gandhian Thought of Nagpur University. He is the Chairman of the Board of Studies of Gandhian Thought, member of the Academic Council, member of the Faculty of Social Sciences, member of the Board of Examination and member of the Doctoral Research Committee of Nagpur University.

There are many valuable books on Vivekananda. There is hardly any book attempting a comprehensive exposition and evaluation of the political thought of Vivekananda. This work seeks to provide a comprehensive exposition of the Political Thought of Vivekananda in a precise and lucid manner.

Vivekananda was a many-sided personality, or rather a many-sided genius. He was a great nationalist of India, who wanted to revitalise the nation through the vitality of religion. He never claimed to be a philosopher or a social reformer in the traditional sense of the term. He was, infact, only a religious man. He thought that if religion is interpreted in its correct sense and understood by everybody, much of our miseries, mutual conflicts and social evils would be automatically solved.

Vivekananda assumed the role of a world teacher and tried to infuse into mankind the essence of unity. He belonged to the whole world and asked. Indians to learn from the West their great concern for masses, reverence and freedom for women and the capacity for making rapid progress. He was a true democrat. He was of the opinion that no nation could gain physical freedom without physical equality. His views on society and its growth were based on his belief that man was not a mere machine, but something more-a divine being. His views on society were humanistic. His humanism was based on his tremendous faith in the powers of man.

Book's Contents and Sample Pages