Gandhi’s Concept of Ram Rajya

Ram Rajya is generally understood as the divine kingdom of lord Ram mentioned in the epic Ramayana written by sage Valmiki.It is associated with peace, harmony, absence of suffering, equity and equality.The society and the people are all encompassing and welcoming, tolerant.Along this line Gandhi also tried imagining a state like that but not associated with any religion or religious figure, a state in which humanist principle prevailed, there is existence of equal rights to both king and society, where there is a balance and intermingling of social harmony, economic justice and political freedom.A state of Divine Raj and not a Hindu kingdom.Through which an egalitarian society could be imagined as a blue print for every state of that time.This paper attempts to study and identify the key characteristics of Ram Rajya mentioned by Gandhi and its modern-day need, necessity and application.