Gandhi - the Ethical Leader

It has been over 50 years since Mahatma Gandhi has been assassinated by a radical Hindu, and more than eighty years since the publication of his book Hind Swaraj which expresses his views on modern civilization, mechanization, and Swaraj. Many alarmed Indians regardless of their mixed and ethnic backgrounds in India are gently and consciously agreeing on the concepts he described in his book as another approach towards growth. The moral values that Gandhi practiced were clearly exemplified in his community and society.

In today’s modern era as India progresses into higher stages of prosperity and development; and long gone since its independence from the British over 50 years ago, much of Gandhi’s views on economics needs to be constantly reexamined and reiterated. The theory of Swaraj which was one of the key ethical principles of Gandhi was not a just for a political realm. The ethical stance of an individual was for self-control and self-rule. This is why he uttered for his countrymen to act upon the true Swaraj and to foster and promote their spiritual beings in a self-discipline manner. Gandhi rendered that by understanding the truth of Swaraj the factual dangers of reliability and partition which was arising from public forces, corrupt domestic and foreign leaders, foreign monetary institutions, and corporations ban be provoked. In his book he points out to six ethical and moral principles, aparigraha (the concept of non-possessiveness), swadeshi (the concept of self-rule), satyagraha (the concept of a non-violent resistance), equality for all, trusteeship, and non-exploitation all under the concept of Swaraj have present significance and no need to compromise for the planning of India.

In order for one to better understand the ethical theories introduces by Gandhi, it is best to analyze his actions in a specific sector in where he brought change. Subsequently in his time agriculture was one of the most practiced employments in India, therefore Gandhi’s approach upon this industry was to change the country and all other vital industries too. The efforts to bring forth a common change in agriculture at the time of India required a revolution in the moral values those accountable, whether it was at lower or higher positions. These moral values are still installed and withheld in the national scene of India, many of the countries agricultural plans and developments are rooted from the awareness brought from Gandhi. India in fact has openly allowed non-governmental organizations help local farmers in the planning and renovation process of agriculture since the revolution, all in part because of the awareness brought forward by Gandhi’s philosophies. National economists still point out that the reason of prosperity and growth in these sectors are due to the principle fundamentals that were installed decades ago. The influence of Gandhi has resulted that local Indians do not help out other farmers because of a governmental