Integral Humanism

DETAILS : 

• Author: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay , Dr. N.K. Singh
  
• Publisher: ‎ Global Vision Publishing House
  
• Publication date: ‎ 1 January 2022
  
• Language: ‎ English
  
• Print length: ‎ 160 pages
  
• ISBN-10: ‎ 9390423775
  
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-9390423774
  
• Weight: 400 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Humanism, based on the foundational lectures of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and systematically compiled and contextualized with critical commentary by the renowned political scholar Dr. N.K. Singh, is a definitive socio-economic and political manifesto of modern indigenous Indian thought. Published by Global Vision Publishing House, this foundational text charts an alternative path for governance, public policy, and societal development. The core philosophy of this work centers on presenting a holistic vision of human existence that stands in stark opposition to Western materialist frameworks. Upadhyaya rejects both Western unbridled capitalism and state-controlled communism, arguing that both ideologies reduce human beings to mere economic units. Instead, he advocates for an integrated model where the individual, society, nature, and the divine function in perfect, harmonic synchronization.

The text is structurally organized into a series of analytical chapters developed from Upadhyaya's historic four-day lecture series delivered in Bombay in 1965, backed by modern editorial annotations from Dr. N.K. Singh. It begins by diagnosing the civilizational alienation caused by adopting foreign political systems that are detached from India's organic ethos (Chiti). The middle sections break down the core structural framework of the human construct, explaining that a person cannot be fulfilled by physical material comfort alone, but requires the balanced nourishment of body (Sharira), mind (Manas), intellect (Buddhi), and soul (Prana). The final chapters map these philosophical tenets directly onto microeconomic and administrative policies, outlining principles for decentralized production, eco-friendly industrialization, and an ethical distribution of wealth aimed at upliftment down to the final tier of society (Antyodaya).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was an elite Indian philosopher, veteran socio-political activist, and the chief architect of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (the predecessor to the BJP). Celebrated for his deep, hands-on understanding of grassroots Indian economics and cultural sociology, his pioneering thoughts established an indigenous ideological anchor for contemporary Indian governance and political discourse. Dr. N.K. Singh is a premier academician, political commentator, and editor who has dedicated years to compiling and analyzing classical and modern Indian political philosophies, bringing precise critical frameworks to traditional ideological texts.

The collective authorial and analytical style of Upadhyaya and Dr. Singh is remarkably precise, structured, and deeply supportive of organic social balance. Writing with the clarity of a visionary strategist paired with the methodological rigor of a modern policy researcher, they translate complex Vedic metaphysical principles into actionable, contemporary civic concepts. By replacing dense, polarizing ideological dogma with holistic, practical guidelines for social welfare and decentralized economic growth, their collective literature remains an indispensable reference standard for university research departments, civil services aspirants studying public governance, and political scientists evaluating non-Western developmental models.