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MAHAVIRA, Marx, KEYNES AND GANDHI
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Another Angle If these four personalities are looked at from a different perspective, the conclusion would be like this:
• Mahavira was the propounder of a non-violent revolution. • Gandhi was the propounder of non-violence related to multi
dimensional economic system. • Marx was the propounder of socialistic economic revolution.
Keynes was the propounder of capitalistic economic revolution.
We can attempt a broad identification of the personality of all these four by means of the following configuration.
Six Parameters To know any person we have to mal e use of some parameters. We can compare these four personalties on the basis of the following yardsticks :
'. Disposition
• Inspiration • Goal
Means • Motivation • Freedom
Disposition One can know a great deal about a person by knowing in which direction is he proceeding and in which side is he facing. Mahavira is inclined towards the spirit. He is poised and his direction is towards the spiritual. Gandhi is inclined towards God. Having been brought up and nurtured under the Vaishnav culture, God is supreme for him. His one principle was "God is the truth'. But as his vision widened, his contacts extended and with the coming in touch with persons like Shrimad Rajchandra, he received a considerable influence of the Jain religion. As a result of wide
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