[History] Concept of Total Revolution – JayPrakash Narayan
Jay Prakash Narayan
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Total Revolution is a combination of seven revolutions, viz.,
Political
Social
Economic
Cultural
Ideological or Intellectual
Educational
Spiritual
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The main motive being to bring in a change in the existing society that is in tune with the ideals of the Sarvodaya.
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He had a very idealistic notion of society and it is in this endeavor,
he shifted from Marxism to Socialism and later towards Sarvodaya.
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By early 1970s, JP completely withdrew from party and power politics, a
concentrated more on social regeneration through peaceful means.
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In order to better the situation(social and political degeneration taking root in political freedom), despite his old age, he embarked on the task of working towards bringing in a complete change in the political and economic life of India.
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He began to organize youth to save the democracy from degeneration and called this revolution
as
Total Revolution
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The momentum to the movement came when there were agitations in Gujarat and followed in Bihar as well.
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In 1974
the Bihar agitations spiralled into massive protests by the people to bring about a change in the political, social and educational system.
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At this juncture, JP announced a fourfold plan of action that aimed to paralyze the administration, introduction of Gram Swarajya and establishing people’s government.
Explaining the term ‘peoples government’, JP stated that it would be a small unit of democracy at the village, panchayat, or the block level, at all the three levels, if possible.
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His motive behind charging up the Bihar students was to bring about a complete change in the entire governmental structure and the system of Indian polity.
It is for this reason he called it a Total Revolution.
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He was aiming at uprooting of corruption from political and social life in India
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JP wanted to create conditions wherein the people living below the poverty line could get the minimum necessities of life.
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He opined that democracy gives no assurance for a better life to the people in the future when they are socially and economically neglected.
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One of the main reasons for lack of development in India, according to JP, was the widespread corruption in all walks of life.
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