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Explain Mahatma Gandhi’s contributions in political thought.

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Mahatma Gandhi led several movements for independence of India. He also created a wonderful political awareness among common people. He provided the unprecedented weapon of non – violence to common Indians to oppose unjust and unfair orders. 

His contribution in the fields of politics is given below:

1. Satyagrah: 

According to Gandhiji, satyagraha is a method of social revolution. Satyagraha means never moving away from truth and justice. Here, it means the holy voice of your soul. Satryagraha does not allow use of force to win or conquer, the crisis, but it enables a satyagrahi to change the heart and mind of oppressors with the help of truth, justice and non-violence. It ensures success. 

2. Concept of Sarvodaya: 

The word sarvodaya means collective progress. The policy of Savoyard is based on truth, justice and non-violence. It is a lifestyle in which a society as well as a nation progresses evenly. 

3. The principle of trusteeship: 

To avoid the defects of capitalism and communism, Gandhiji propounded the Principle of Trusteeship. According to Gandhiji, everyone should keep as much property so as to satisfy or fulfill his daily needs, the remaining wealth should be left for others to use. If someone has wealth more than his necessities, then he is a trustee of this extra wealth.

In such case he or she should not consider himself or himself the master or owner of the wealth, rather a trustee of the wealth. Gandhiji wanted to change the mood and heart of capitalists so they might ensure that this wealth should be used for National progress and purposes.

4. The concept of totality: 

He was a supporter of totality in which social, economic, political, religious, moral, educational concepts were the very ideas that can be seen and felt. An adjustment of socialism, communism, liberalism and utilitarianism dominated in his thought. 

5. The main thought of world: 

The thoughts expressed by Gandhiji in different conditions, on different subjects and in different time periods are given the common name of Gandhism. There are research centers for Gandhism in different countries of the world. 

6. The thoughts related to means and ends:

 Gandhiji always emphasis-ed purity of means and the ends and said that goals obtained through improper means could never be pious. Therefore, Gandhiji used the means of non-violence and satyagraha to achieve independence. And he was successful in his goal. 

7. Imagination of an ideal society: 

Gandhiji was of the opinion that an ideal society can be established on the bases of friendship, love, tolerance, communal harmony and global brotherhood. 

8. Deliverance of the underprivileged: 

Gandhiji always opposed all types of social evils such as untouchability, caste system and other interference in social and national life. His contribution for up liniment of under – privileged class is praiseworthy.He condemned discrimination on the basis of caste, color and creed and projected human beings as images of God. He always opposed British Government’s divide and rule policy in India. He motivated and united all classes of the country into a united class. 

9. Humanist: 

Gandhiji presented a new concept of truth, non – violence and religion. So he is recognized as a supporter of humanism. 

10. As a popular leader: 

Gandhiji gathered the conman man of India to oppose the British governance and its policy with the help of his weapons of truth, religion and non – violence. So, he was a popular leader of India.

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