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Political Ideas in the Theories of Origin of State in the Shanti Parva
In the previous articles, we have looked at the two different narratives about the origin of the State in the Shanti Parva, and how the narratives differ because of the differing nature of their contracts. We also concluded that these differences have paved way for...
Theory of Origin of State in Shanti Parva: Part 2
In the last article, we have looked at two narratives in the Shanti Parva that describe the theory of the origin of State. We concluded by saying that the narratives show some amount of difference in the theories they propose, and this difference arises from the...
Theories of Origin of State in the Shanti Parva of Mahabharat: Part 1
One of the most fundamental concepts in western political thought is the origin of the institution of State. The West has had its intellectual journey from the ancient Greeks who called man a ‘political animal by nature’ thus implying the State to be a natural...