Integral humanism:
- The concept of integral humanism was given by Pandit Deendayal. He advocated this concept for framing economic policies.
- As per him, integral humanism represents Indian culture. He then presented thoughts on ‘Integral Economics’ through the idea of Integral humanism.
Meaning of integral humanism:
Integral humanism means a human life in which:
- A human being is not merely thought of only as an ‘economic human being’, but an integration of all characteristics of a human being.
- It is an ideology which takes into account the mutual relationship of a human being with another and also with the society and the world to make human life happy and prosperous.
According to Pandit Deendayal, integral humanism can be achieved by:
- Serving the ill-informed or ignorant and deprived people of the society.
- Making such people self-sufficient by providing technical education and enhancing their skills.
- Enabling them to increase their income and by providing them better housing.
To successfully implement integral humanism, Pandit Deendayal chose some successful policies from the west that could match with the nature of Indian economy and hence would help in the overall development of the country.
