Communism And Gita

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Dr. Himmat Singh Sinha (b. 1928) passed M.A. in Philosophy from the Punjab University in 1960; stood first in the whole Punjab University (Camp) College and secured second position in the University. He secured his Ph.D. degree from the Meerut University.

He has published two Books in Hindi: (1) Jnana ki Akarika, and (2) Manav Prakritek Adhyayan. Besides, he has published about 100 articles in various magazines and journals in Hindi, Urdu and English.

He knows English, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Sanskrit, and is the of Young Thinkers.

He has to his credit about two decade's of teaching experience and is at present teaching Philosophy in Kurukshetra University.

Marxims arose as an ethical philosophy of Humanism the sole concern of which was to make a man to live on this earth as 'Man'. The rule of the forces of aggrandisement is always prevalent in the universe and operating in the actual life causing lust for amassing more wealth (Capitalism) and more Power (State). In this tussle man exists as 'Unman'. By taking inspiration from Hegal and Feduerbach, Marx laboured to find out a solution of the dehumanising state of man and he conceived that man should be freed from the necessity of 'economic determinism' and he should 'jump to the realm of real freedom' beyond economic or historical determinism. This would be the state of communism.

This book purports to bring out the ethical and humanistic aspect of communism which has hitherto been thrown into the background under the political overtones. Which of the two philosophies can be the foundation of a raw social order? At the face of it "Scientific Materialism", and the doctrine of "Self Devotion" seems to be opposed to each other.

Gita has been interpreted as a treatise of Anashakti Karma Yoga or Nishkarma Karma Yoga and a comparison has been worked out to show that the communist Man of Marxian concept would be exactly the same as the "Anashakti Purusha', a real yogi of the conception of Gita.

This is a very interesting book because the interpretations are revealing and original, and remove several misconceptions woven round Marxism and Gita. It is imperative that this book will interest everyone- Politician, Philosopher, Scientist, Students, and others.

Man sits atop a nuclear volcano. The threat of global destruc-tion dangles before him. Existence is itself a torture.

Yet man's spiritual regeneration has to come from within him- self. History has placed many an option before him. Marx who wrote the most powerful indictment against industrial civilization assured the groaning masses that a new world devoid of exploi- tation and suffering can be created by man in this world.

On the other side of the horizon at another critical moment of history a philosophy of crisis evolved. This is the philosophy of Gita which assures humanity that Divine will always stand by those who are fighting for justice. Can Gita which inspired Indians for thousands of years find an answer to the crucial problems of the contemporary world?

Which of these two philosophies can be the foundation of a new social order? At the face of it "Scientific materialism" and the doctrine of "Selfless devotion" seem to be opposed to each other. But are they really so? There are some of the questions to which answers have been sought in this book.

This Comparative study owes much to Dr R.N. Sharma, Head of the Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Philo- sophy, Meerut College, Meerut. Words cannot repay indebtedness to him. I express my gratitude to my close associates Prof. M.L. Gupta and Dr Prem Sagar Sharma. My thanks are also due to Dr B.L. Sharma, Head of the Department of Philosophy University College, Kurukshetra, and Dr S.P. Varma, of the same University. I also gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and help rendered by Janabe Chand Sahab, University Library, Kurukshetra and Shri M.L. Gupta, Librarian, M.L.N. College, Radaur by providing me with all possible library facilities. My cousin Rajiv Sinha have helped me in numerous ways.

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