The Philosophy of Sarvodaya
Contents: Preface. 1. The evolution of human thought. 2. The Sarvodaya concept. 3. Gandhian exposure. 4. Political dimension. 5. Vinoba and Gram Dan Movement. 6. Politics of the people. 7. The vision of Sarvodaya. 8. Role of love and non-violence. 9. Religion according to Sarvodaya. 10. Science and Spirituality. 11. Transformation of old social order. 12. The awakening of Non-violence. 13. Polity of people v/s Polity of state. 14. Action plan of Sarvodaya. 15. Industrialisation, globalisation and Sarvodaya. 16. A new social order. 17. The composite revolution. 18. Historical evolution of Sarvodaya. 19. Social structure of Sarvodaya. 20. The relevance of Non-violence. 21. Violence is loosing ground. 22. Sarvodaya and Satyagraha. 23. Villages are forums of Sarvodaya. 24. Capitalism communism Sarvodaya. 25. Sarvodaya and Swaraj. 26. Sarvodaya perspective of governance. 27. Sarvodaya and constructive programme. Conclusion. Index.
"The concept of Sarvodaya was conceived by Mahatma Gandhi while he came across the monumental book "Unto this Last". Gandhi found in it a composite concept of social welfare and economic justice. But he could not activise the concept owing to his preoccupation in the liberation movement of India. He died with the concept of Sarvodaya very much in his mind. Later on Vinoba recued and activised the concept of Bhoodan, Gramdan and Sarvodaya is to extent social, political and economic justice to each individual of the society through de-centralization of power and de-centralization of economic. Sarvodaya upholds the ideal of collectivity ownership which is the root cause of discrimination, deprivation and exploitation.
The political objective of Sarvodaya is "De-centralized Democratic Socialism through Non-Violence and Peaceful Means".
When the communist sectors of the world is passing through dis-integration with violence reaching the point of saturation and while capitalist countries of the world are facing economic collapse; it is relevant for Sarvodaya to seek entry in to the socio-political and economic dimensions of the world. Thoughts of Sarvodaya expounded by Mahatma Gandhi, Vinobaji, Dada Dharmadhikari and Jay Prakash Narayan can not only save the world from political inconsistency and economic injustice, but can also contribute to the qualities of human beings based on human values." (jacket)
