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national feeling, importance of individual interest matters much more than the common interest. The individuals always try for their personal development they do not care for national interest. They never hesitate to damage the national property in order to have their small achievements. In the absence of national feeling the nation and the national betterment have no meaning, no importance. So the state whether it is under government of monarchy or dictatorship or democracy becomes the place of various types of violence when it suffers from the absence of nationality.
The above discussed injurious activities in the political affairs must be removed by reformation or prohibition so that people may enjoy a happy life full of non-violence and peace.
The Positive form of Political Non-violence Mild Monarchy (Rāma Rajya)
The mild monarchy like Rāma Rajya may be known as the positive form of political non-violence. Though Rāma Rājya comes formally in the category of monarchy government, informally to great extent, it is better than democracy etc. This is why Mahatma Gandhi has always preferred Rāma Rājya than other governments. Rāma, as Maryādā Purusottama, has sacrificed all privileges and pleasures of his life for the sake of people living in his kingdom. To know the importance of Rāma Rājya some of its ideals may be discussed here.
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Detachment to throne
It is very common in the monarchy government that successors quarrel among themselves for capturing the throne. Sometimes they even kill their predecessors. In the democracy also leaders, by hook or crook, by right means or wrong try to occupy the chair. But just opposite to it detachment to throne is seen in the Rāma Rajya. Dasaratha, the old king of Ayodhyā proposes to declare his eldest son Rāma as his successor and Kekayī, the step
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