INDIAN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AND PHILOSOPHY OF INTEGRAL HUMANISM

Abstract

Every nation wants to live a happy and prosperous life according to its own nature and that
is the motive behind its intense desire for freedom. Everyone wants that he would have success
in his life and spend his life happily. Every human wants real peace of mind. But in present
scenario, the fulfillment of the urge for sensuous pleasure is a common man’s idea of happiness.
But according to the Philosophy of Integral Humanism, the real happiness depends on age,
health, mental and intellectual development.
Bhartiya Sanskriti: The Basis of Integral Humanism:
‘Integral Humanism’ has been defined as ‘a classless, casteless and conflict-free social order.’
It is concerned with the integration of indigenous "Indian culture" with the social, education,
political and economic fabric of the nation. Integral Humanism is a philosophical and scientific
thought propounded by Pandit Deen dayal Upadhyay who was a great Indian philosopher,
economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and an eminent political activist. Not only as a
hardworking organizer, speaker and influential personality of Bhartiya Janta Party ,he
influenced his followers through idealism, intelligence and completeness of his ideas but also
with his academic contribution ,as he composed rich literature namely Samrat Chandragupta
(1946);Jagatguru Shankaracharya (1947),Akhand Bharat Kyon? (1952);Bhartiya Arthniti:
Vikas ki Disha (1958),The two plans: Promises, Performance, Prospects (1958);Rashtra Jivan
ki Samasyayen (1960);Devaluation: A Great Fall (1966);Political Diary (1968) etc. The
fundamental characteristics of Bhartiya culture is that it looks upon life as an integrated whole.”
(Upadhyay, 1968). The main aim of concept of integral Humanism was to create a harmonious
society. According to Pandit Deen dayal Upadhyay, progress and happiness of man; the integral
man, depends on the highest creation of God i.e. MAN ITSELF that is losing his own identity.
To regain his position, to make him feel great, to reawaken his abilities and encourage him to
exert for attaining divine heights of his latent personality, only integral approach can work .In
his words, “We do admit that there is diversity and plurality in life, but we have always attempted
to discover the unity behind them.