Ethnicity and Religious Heritage

Author(s): T U Mehta
Publisher: T U Mehta

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Anekantvad and Its Importance in Life Part-II
the very foundation of our social order and cultural ethos. Obvious remedy would be to improve the prevailing socio-economic structure responsible for the generation of the conflict. But the problem is how this can be done. Anekant here comes to our help with its multidimensional approach. It tries to study the background forces, which have been responsible to give birth to the conflicting stand points and its process of synthesis evolves the formula which is harmoneous. For example, let us take the case of industrial unrest wherein the conflicts often arise between the employers and the employed. In a capitalist society, which is based purely on individual self-interest, such conflicts are usual and each side has a stamdpoint, which deserves consideration. If we consider the merits of both the sides objectively, it would be easy to arrive at a solution which may result in harmony as noted below:
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Gandhiji left South Africa and came to India in 1915 and established his Ashram in Ahmedabad. Some of his financial supporters were mill owners