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or amalgamating them all, because in viow of different levels of human perceptions and mental development the existance of different thinking and different religions is unavoidable. Anekāat is an effort to organise all in complete fairness and total unison, with each other, without encroaching on any one. But to achieve it, religious tolerance and a feeling of Sarvadharma Sambhāv is a basic requirement. Anekānt in Political field
Today's political world also is full of narrow mindedness in thinking. There being so many social & political systems existing simalta neously, such as capitalism, socialism, communism, fascism etc.-as well as monarchy, democracy, Autocracy, dictatorship etc. Not only are they existing side by side, they are also trying to destroy each other. Nations of the world are divided into various camps and every camp has its own leader, nation, which tries to spread its own sphere of influence.
In present day political world, there are two qualities of Anekāot, which can be useful viz., tolerance and co-operation, in theory and in practice. Mankind has travelled a long way in politics from monarchy to democracy and its savings is in owing the Apekānt and to know one's shortcoming, by being tolerant to the critisism of your opponents and learning thereby. And to remove those short comings. This is the need of the hour. This is practising Anekānt.
There can be clements of truth in what your opponent says and the best place to find your short commings is, in the sayings of your opponent. Acknowledging it is in the best interest of democracy. Parliamentry democracy is practically Anekānt in politics. India is not only father of Anekānt in politics but is also a symphatiser in parliamentry democracy-so the responsibility of using Anekānt practically rests fully on indian political leaders. Summary
The theoritical side of Anekāpt coupled with the derivatives from scientific experimentation, makes us accept the principal of co-existance, as also does it accept this (Anekānt) as the vary basis of life. This realization can establish the principals of co-operation, co-existance, tolerance, communal non-differentiation etc. etc. To win over the thinking of die hards the utility of Anekānt is self apparent, so that it can end the attitude of all knowingness and develop the attitude of learping from any source, with equal openmindedness.
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