Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Who said, 'the truth is that the spirit of conflict and conquest is at the origin and in the centre of Western nationalism'?
ASwami Vivekananda
BRabindranath Tagore ✓ Correct
CM.K. Gandhi
DDr. B.R. Ambedkar
Correct answer: (B) Rabindranath Tagore — Rabindranath Tagore expressed this view, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★Rabindranath Tagore expressed this view, so he is the answer.
★He held that the spirit of conflict and conquest lay at the very centre of Western nationalism.
★He contrasted this with the more inclusive, spiritual ideals he associated with Indian civilization.
★He warned that aggressive nationalism, driven by power and dominance, breeds conflict and strife.
★He set out these reflections in his work 'Nationalism' (1917), a collection of lectures.
★There he criticised the Western model of nation-building for prioritising power over human values.
★Vivekananda, Gandhi and Ambedkar wrote on related themes, but this critique is Tagore's.
★Tagore questioned the cult of the charkha and proposed cooperative farming to relieve rural poverty.
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