Mahatma Gandhi had a deep suspicion of the modern state, which he believed was erected on violence. Whether for national interest or internal administration, the state relies on coercion, according to Prof Joseph Antony, former HOD of Political Science, University of Kerala and Prof Dr Priyankar Upadhyaya, UNESCO Chair Professor, Malaviya Centre for Peace Research, Benaras Hindu University. Gandhi proposed Ram Rajya not as a religious kingdom, but as a non-violent alternative to the central...

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