Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Rabindranath and Gandhi

Gandhi and Rabindranath discussed not only about Politics but also about religion. Ananda Bazar wrote;
" Todays news is Gandhi and Rabindranafh discussed first on politics and then on Religion."
In fact in their discussion politics ad religion became interlinked. The caste and division of labour system in Hindu religion were their subjects of discussion. In the collected works of Gandhi it was written;
" Mr. Gandhi explained very carefully his own meaning , showing that he did not believe in the subdivisions in the sub-divisions of castes of modern days, but believed that the division into the main vocational castes was scientifically correct.. But he did believe in a vocational division of manhood in which there was no question of inferior or superior but rather of different functions being performed in the body corporate of humanity."Hence He supported division of labour in the religion, and the subdivisions of of different castes. Rabindranath could not agree with his opinion.Division of labour to be determined by birth is scientifically wrong and irrelevant. Human being will select the work according to his choice and capacity to do work, he  likes to do.