The freedom struggle of India is discussed highlighting the extent that the freedom fighters of all hues got directly or, indirectly inspired from Swami Vivekananda’s (Swamiji’s) patriotism, the humanism- centric spirituality with love for the country and deep feelings for its poor and downtrodden. Until the British conquest, India was never a politically united nation and it was only spirituality which unified the nation.
It was from Swamiji’s life and works that actually motivated:
•the metamorphosis of the Indian National Congress, under Lal-Bal-Pal initiating the swadeshi movement;
•his spiritual daughter Sister Nivedita, in making a paradigm shift of such movement besides spreading it throughout India;
•Jatin (the tiger-like) and other revolutionaries making supreme sacrifice to wake up the nation;
•Gandhji’s satyagraha and salt march with non-violence and non-cooperation making mass upsurge;
•Moulana Azad and others to fight for Hindu-Muslim unity, despite the rulers efforts to accentuate the divide for perpetuating power;
•Netaji Subhash Chandra forming the Indian National Army ( INA) and thereby ushering in a revolt like situation in the military along with mass upsurge and thereby compelling the war-torn British to hand over power.
Swamiji’s model of patriotism was divinity-centric humanism with love for all. Considering India to be the van guard of spirituality, Her welfare with independence was a necessity for the world’s interest, as per Swamiji.
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Author Name: Dr. Sudhish Chandra Banerjee
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Keywords: Humanism -centric patriotism, Swadeshi, Freedom struggle, Sister Nivedita, Gandhiji, Revolutionaries.
ISSN: 2349-6711
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