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equitable distribution is not practised and there is injustice in society, people are at liberty to develop the technique of non-violent resistance and realise justice in society.
According to Yuvacharya Sri, 'improper cooperation is the root of violence and injustice especially in the realm of education. In order to eradicate corruption one must adopt the technique of non-violent non-cooperation, but non-cooperation alone is not sufficient. Alongwith noncooperation, every individual or unit of society must adhere to the principle and practice of "Anuvrata"-the small vows, so that it may develop his or her character and will-power. Society has two components-one is continuous, permanent and eternal, and the other is spacio-temporal. For the healthy growth of society, the preservation of eternal values and change in spaciotemporal values according to needs-both are essential. Only those societies can maintain their continuity which have maintained utility, purity, openness and dynamism. These are the eternal values to be protected. If they are lacking, they must be developed by reforming the ones already existing. In brief, the sociology of non-violence must be based on both values and the facts. The neglect
of either of them will be disastrous.
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Politics of Non-Violence
About the introduction of non-violence in politics, Yuvacharya Sri holds a radical view. He believes that political leaders must undergo training in non-violence, for democracy and violence cannot go together. Unfortunalety at present, there is no provision of political training and training in non-violence for the political leaders. This has resulted into the acceptance of expediency in place of truth. If politics is based on only manipulation and cunningness and not on merit, how can it be called non-violent? No democracy can survive if a non-violent way of life is not practised in it. It is rather strange that modern nations have provided for the training in violence in the form of military training but they have not provided
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