Critically examine the idea of Total Revolution which emerged during emergency days.
Approach of the Answer
- Introduction: Introduce with who launched this revolution.
- Body: Analyse the problems in the concept of Total Revolution.
- Conclusion: Conclude the answer by summarising why it failed.
Jayaprakash Narayan, the great Gandhian socialist raised his famous slogan, Sampoorn Kranti (Total Revolution), in a speech at a huge rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on June 5, 1974.There were seven components of Total Revolution – social, economic, political, cultural, ideological, intellectual, educational, and spiritual. However, the concept was unclear and nebulous, and at no stage was he able to delineate or explain what a political system without political parties would ....
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