Analysing Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Views on State and Nation

Abstract

This paper examines the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Views on State and Nation.He illustrates his views regarding society in a very comprehensive way rather he presents his views on society in a different perspective from the scholars in the said context. He contended that the view that people had brought the society into being was basically wrong. In his view society turned into self-born and organic. Thereafter he illustrates his views regarding social mentality which evolved over a long time. Separate historic traditions and associations brought about styles of uniformities in different parts of the world which had been instrumental in nation building. Thereafter he discusses about the soul of the nation. He called it chiti (consciousness) which is the innate nature of the nation. According to Upadhyaya, the soul of the nation, i.e., chiti (national culture) was absolute and remained unaffected by the course of history. Then the concept of dharma rajya has been explored. Thereafter Upadhyaya’s opinion on the nature of the Indian state has been explained. Thus this paper examines the views of Deen Dayal Uphadhaya on state and nation.