{"id":262283,"date":"2023-09-29T19:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=262283"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T06:47:26","slug":"bhagat-singhs-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bhagat-singhs-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhagat Singh\u2019s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-319345 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?resize=740%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhagat Singh\u2019s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cBhagat Singh\u2019s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam\u201d <\/strong>published in <strong>\u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on <strong>29th September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS1- Modern Indian history and personalities<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The article explains the Bhagat Singh ideas about the principle of vasudhaiva kutumbakam<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are Bhagat Singfh ideas about the ideal of vasudhaiva kutumbakam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Early in his life, Bhagat Singh was influenced by the ideal of<strong> vasudhaiva kutumbakam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bhagat Singh talks about <strong>social and political challenges<\/strong> in the realisation of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in <strong>&#8216;Vishwa Prem.<\/strong>&#8216; He was suspicious that under the current circumstances, achieving this ideal is very difficult.<\/p>\n<p>In numerous articles, he talked about the issues such as <strong>communalism, hatred, violence, oppression, poverty, untouchability, and casteism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the reality was that simply belonging to a particular religion is now considered sufficient reason to be viewed as an enemy by another religion.<\/p>\n<p>He advocated for the<strong> elimination of divisions<\/strong> like those between the touchable and untouchable.<\/p>\n<p>He rightly suspected that several<strong> self-proclaimed social reformers<\/strong> took a <strong>superficial stance <\/strong>on political matters.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are challenges for India in adherence to the principlel of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Indian society is deeply fractured by <strong>communal and caste-based animosities, fear, and violence. <\/strong>The c<strong>orporate capitalist economic developmen<\/strong>t has exacerbated existing inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>divisions within our nation <\/strong>run deep. A Tamil leader launched a venomous and incendiary attack on <strong>Sanatan Dharma (not Hindus). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The references made by influential leaders to &#8220;tukde tukde gangs&#8221; and calls like &#8220;desh ke gaddaron ko&#8221; contribute to an environment of division. India is witnessing an <strong>unrestrained demonization <\/strong>of the &#8220;other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The use of terms like &#8220;termites&#8221; for migrants, the incendiary messages conveyed during the Dharam Sansad saints, and the impunity enjoyed by them raise doubts about the commitment to the principle of <strong>vasudhaiva kutumbakam (the world is one family). <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To win the hearts and minds of people having<strong> diverse and conflicting interests<\/strong>, Indians must adopt a <strong>Gandhian commitment to love, compassion, and non-violence. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>G20 declaration <\/strong>deplored all acts of religious hatred and stressed that it was time to bridge the <strong>trust deficit<\/strong> and usher in an<strong> era of cooperation<\/strong>. It is now imperative to align our noble aspirations with concrete actions on the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201cBhagat Singh\u2019s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 29th September 2023. Syllabus: GS1- Modern Indian history and personalities News&#8211; The article explains the Bhagat Singh ideas about the principle of vasudhaiva kutumbakam What are Bhagat Singfh ideas about the ideal of vasudhaiva kutumbakam? Early in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bhagat-singhs-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bhagat Singh\u2019s Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":319345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[11880,263,7977,10500],"class_list":["post-262283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-art-and-history","tag-gs-paper-1","tag-history","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bhagat-Singhs-Vasudhaiva-Kutumbakam.png?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1","views":{"total":9,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698420961},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}