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coup. Nor was the personal touch wanting. in jail he had prepared for me a pair of sandals, which he presented to me when he was set free. I have worm the sandals for many a summer since then, even though I may feel that i am not worthy to stand in the shoes of so great a man".
These observations of one who had to face the force of movement based on Anekant technique, need no further corroboration of the efficacy of Anekant.
Conflict Resolution Cpacity of Anekant.
. Modern society is dominated by the values which are materialistic rather than theistic with the result that social conflicts are required to be resolved at every stage of day-to day events. There are group clashes emerging from economic and social imbalances and each conflict group has its own justification for taking a stand, which is in conflict with some other group. Thus to-day we have become helpless spectators of firerce drama, of hatred, avarice and violence which seek to destory
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