• Dr Madhu Prashar

The Gandhian technique of Satyagraha could be characterised by the term 'syncretic'. Although the impact of the west upon Indian traditions has elicited a response that is truly Indian, the end product bears non-mistakeable traces of the thought and experience of modern Europe. Efforts to revitalize Hinduism by creating a Hindu Raj and recover the glories of an idealized Hindu past were (and continue to be made by social and political groups and orthodox Hindu political parties. The importance of differentiating the Gandhian technique on the one hand, from the purely traditional on the other, cannot be over emphasised. As already mentioned, Gandhi used the traditional to promote the novel, reinterpreting tradition in such a way that revolutionary ideas, clothed in familiar expression, were readily adopted and employed towards revolutionary ends. In this research paper, it will be highlighted that how the two streams of thought merge and how Gandhi's leadership and creativeness transform elements from both developed the Satyagraha technique and can be understood better by analysing aspects of Hindu tradition in his background – the philosophical concept of Satya, the popular and ethical meaning of the Jain, Buddhist and Hindu ideal of Ahimsa, and concept of tapas (self-suffering) in Indian ethics will also be covered.

FOUNDATIONS OF SATYAGRAHA

"FOUNDATIONS OF SATYAGRAHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 3, page no.638-644, August 2014, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701499.pdf

"FOUNDATIONS OF SATYAGRAHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 3, page no. pp638-644, August 2014, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701499.pdf