This presentation provides an analytical perspective of Ram Rajya Vision for humanity as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi. It articulated Ram Rajya vision in terms of Prosperity, Justice and Peace as three founding principles for developing human society as 'sacro-civic society'.

1. Ram Rajya: An Analytical
Perspective
Dr. Subhash Sharma
Director
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
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2. Origin of the Idea of Ram Rajya
 Ancient times: Valmiki’s Ramayana
 Modern times: Mahatma Gandhi
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3. Linking Ram Rajya Vision With Three
Contemporary World Views
 Three Contemporary Worldviews of the World
 I. Pure Materialist/ Economistic worldview
 II. Humanist- Materialist worldview
 III. Transcendentalist worldview
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash Sharma,
1996. Ch. 2. pp. 12-17)
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4. Reflections of Worldviews
 Economistic worldview: Market (driven by Profit, Competition, Self interest –
PCS) --- Prosperity ---Transactional (T1) worldview
 Humanist – Materialist worldview: Society (driven by Justice, Rights, Duties –
JRD) --- Justice ---Transformational (T2( worldview
 Transcendentalist worldview: Spirituality – HOPE – Higher Order Purpose of
Existence (driven by Love, Compassion, Devotion –LCD) ---Peace ---
Transcendental (T3) worldview
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5. Reflections in Terms of Isms
 Economistic worldview: Capitalism rooted in T1
 Humanist-Materialist worldview: Socialism rooted in T2
 Transcendentalist worldview: Spiritualism rooted in T3
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6. Towards A New Worldview/ Vision
 Above three visions can be integrated through the New Vision of Ramrajya
CapitalismSocialism
Spirituality
Ram Rajya
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7. Three Paradigms and A New Social Vision
Prosperity (T1)Justice (T2)
Peace (T3)
Ram Rajya
(PJP)
(T1+T2+T3)
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8. A New Meaning of Ram Rajya
 A Society where there is Prosperity, Justice and Peace (PJP)
 How to bring PJP?
 Through balancing three worldviews represented by PCS, JRD, LCD
 Economistic world view leads to Prosperity through PCS
 Humanist-materialist worldview leads to Justice through rights and duties
 Transcendentalist worldview leads to Peace through LCD
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9. Is There any Example of Ram Rajya in
Modern Context?
 Orccha in Madhya Pradesh is a modern day example of ‘Ramraja ki Sarkar’. It
is managed under the rulership of Ram as King of the city. There is no
crime and people don’t lock their homes!
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10. Ram Rajya as Sacro-civic Society
 Ram Rajya: Ram represents Sattava values and Rajya represents civic values
 It is essentially Sattava-Rajas (S_R) combination in human actions and
decision making. Ramrajya represents S-R mindset/ Thought-Action on the
part of Leaders. Thus, it represents Sattavik leadership model.
 Ram Rajya = Ram + Rajya
Sacro dimension Civic dimension
Prof. S. K. Chakraborty talks about ‘Sacro-secular symbiosis’
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11. Ram Rajya in Corporate Context
 Spiritually driven Corporations- Corporations driven by Corporate HOPE:
Higher Order Purpose of Existence
 Corporations driven by Divine-Democratic leadership
 Increase in synergy and reduction in conflicts and interpersonal egos that
result in negergy (negative energy)
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12. Towards Divine Democratic Leadership:
Negergy-Synergy Grid
DemocraticAuthoritarian
Divine like
Demonic type
Divine-Democratic
Leadership
(Synergy/ Ramrajya))
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash
Sharma, 1996, p. 176)
(Negergy)
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13. What Should Corporates Do?
 Develop Divine Democratic Leaders/ Top Management
 Introduce Human Quality Development (HQD) Programs to make employees as
better human beings and raise their ;level of consciousness
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14. Essence of Ramrajya Vision
 I. Eco-sattavik view of life represented by HOPE
 II. Sacro-civic view of society and organizations/ corporations and its
governance
 III. Divine-Democratic/ Sattavik view of Leadership
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash Sharma,
1996, p. 209)
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15. A New Rephrasing of Ram Rajya Vision
A New Rephrasing of Ram Rajya
Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (Narendra Modi 2014)
Sabka Viswas ( Narendra Modi 2019)
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