Gandhi
One of the tenets of modernism is that politics exists in a separate sphere from daily life (Godrej, 2006). Gandhi did not believe that keeping politics separate was in any way productive. Daily life needs to be infused with politics in order to create an ideal democracy in which all the people are empowered. Therefore, one of the main reasons Gandhi did not trust modernization is that modernization represented fragmentation. Gandhi's political philosophy was rooted in Gandhi's spiritual philosophy, and his spiritual philosophy was one of unity. Gandhi attempted to show why politics and the life of common people are one and the same.
Another reason why Gandhi did not trust modernization was that modernization was about individualism. The "each man to himself" policy might work in the West, but not in India. Individualism leads to selfishness and isolation. Gandhi believed in creating a society based on togetherness and communal ideals. Moreover, as Godrej (2006) points out, Gandhi promoted the ancient Indian idea of ahimsa. Ahimsa is a worldview of not harming other beings, or causing no harm. It is impossible to live in a world that is individualist without causing harm. People who make decisions for selfish reasons will inevitably hurt others. This goes against Gandhi's core...
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