{"id":1059,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/comment-on-mk-gandhis-concept-of-swaraj-in-150-words-upsc-psir-2019-1107\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:18","slug":"comment-on-mk-gandhis-concept-of-swaraj-in-150-words-upsc-psir-2019-1107","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-mk-gandhis-concept-of-swaraj-in-150-words-upsc-psir-2019-1107\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment on M.K. Gandhi&#8217;s concept of Swaraj in 150 words."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 Swaraj as the core of Gandhi\u2019s thought \u2192 far more than freedom from British rule R2 swa (self) + raj (rule) \u2192 rule over oneself before political independence<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Rae rejects mere transfer of power (English rule without the Englishman) \u2192 real Swaraj = capacity of all to resist abused authority, not office for afew \u2192 multidimensional: political \/ economic \/ social \/ cultural \/ spiritual \u2192 Dalton: inner freedom grounds outer freedom \u2192 practical shape: Gram Swaraj, khadi, Swadeshi, constructive programme<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">unlike Tilak \u2192 political freedom without social reform (Hindu- Muslim unity, end of untouchability) is incomplete<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 Swaraj as civilisational alternative, not a mere change of rulers =e rR2 Swaraj as the path to Ramrajya \u2192 people&#039;s sovereignty, welfare of the last person<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[37],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[55],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1059","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-37","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-indian-political-thought","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3319,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1059\/revisions\/3319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}