However, the basic philosophical tradition in this country does not accept such sops, for it is not based on Messiah or some Book. It says that you have to acquire your own salvation by your individual efforts. There is no promise: it is all in your own hands. This libertarian ethos is not easy to digest and implement. Acharya Vinoba Bhave in his ‘Swa-rajya-Shastra ' ¥a-WsF WET (1938) said that the logical extension of the movement for Independence should be attainment of Swa-Rajya or Rule by Self.
There is a huge amount of literature available in India where different ‘Darsanas (e2fet)’ Philosophies have flourished. All lead their followers to one supreme reality each in their own way. We also therefore search for and find messiahs almost at every corner in India, consistent with a layer of philosophical thought prevalent there. Everyone has to be true to their own Dharma (tet). This is the second significant aspect of reality in India. This gave impetus to basic social Plurality. This makes India the greatest democracy in the world. People understand only her numerical size, while forgetting that the social Plurality that exists as a base is sustaining her democracy. It is not because of a book entitled Constitution of India. It is one of the texts among the Smritis (remembered teachings). Even in personal law relating to inheritance, family division,
and rights and liabilities of members of the family, several systems prevail simultaneously in India today. 3
It is necessary for Indian managers to connect themselves to some of the basic philosophical tenets prevalent here, which are distinct from the societal reality that obtains in the West or East. Those who study management as a Discipline often do not consider this fact, and think in terms of foreign ideological constructs. History of management scene in India since 1950 is a treasure house of such inappropriate ideas and technologies which are perpetuated by the educational system as the right path. In these ideas there is no original insight or meaningful practice which can be shown as a distinct Indian contribution of Indian thinkers. We have tried to live off imported ideas when independent countries (like Japan), though smaller in size, have developed their own styles and adapted ideas from all over the world and poured them into their (Japanese) mould. In a sense all ideas about human behaviour are universal and no one Country has a monopoly over ideas. My effort here is directed towards developing a new connection to the basic Indian contribution in the arena of Social Sciences as faced by a practising manager. I wish to keep my work open-ended because that is the true Scientific way. And scientific way
is universal way. I want my Readers to record their experiences, once they
read mine, and think about their own Practice and experiences.
Another fact mal
kes this specific declaration at the beginning of the book necessary,
namely: this book has metamorphosed into English from
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