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developing countries are trying to solve the problems of food, cloths and other necessary things. The developed nations of world are running in the competition of arms production. The arms production has become the symbol of status. A nation is treated as much powerful and prestigious as much it produces damaging arms. The developed nations are producing and selling arms in the world market and the developing nations are purchasing arms for their protection from neighbour countries. The developing countries are expending the percentage of their income for arms and weapons much more than other necessities. So the developed countries are becoming rich day by day while developing countries are becoming poor in the competition of arms hoarding. Dr. Lohia refuses the idea of this competition in the favoure of the establishment of a peaceful social life.
vii) Disparity between Individual and Society or Group State or Government - The western democracy depends on the individual freedom. But in the individual freedom a wealthy person exploits the poor fellows and the individual freedom becomes useless for the society. The importance has been being given to the group. It means production artd distribution should be controlled by the group. But in the management by group, production and distribution are being captured by the managers and the group management fails. The difference between individual and society remains as it is. Acharya Narendra Dev asserts that there should be a harmony between individual and society. Dr. Lohia and Jaiprakash Narayan have given importance to Satyāgraha. They are of opinion that individual has right to express his opposition against the state if it neglects his freedom. Therefore, according to socialists individual is known physically and in the absence of individual freedom the liberty of a group or government has no meaning.23
Jaiprakash Narayan wants to establish compromise between both material life and spiritual life. There should be a harmony
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| SR No. | 525058 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2006 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shreeprakash Pandey |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2006 |
| Total Pages | 226 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |