M N Roy's Radical Humanism
Roy’s Radical Humanism Camil Parkhe, The Navhind Times, Panjim, Goa, March 21, 1984 Improvement in the prevalent social political structure of the society has remained a concern of philosophers right from the ancient history of mankind, in the pursuit of the desire to bring the positive changes, these philosophers, including Pluto, Aristotle, Rousseau, Karl Marx and others, sought to give their own theories for the betterment of the society. In India, the name of M.N.Roy figures prominently among the contemporary Indian philosophers for providing solutions to the various crisis created under the different forms of governments in the world. The birth anniversary of the founder of the ‘radical humanism’ is being celebrated on March 21 in different parts of the country. Disillusion: The radical humanism philosophy of Manbendra Nath Roy (1886-1954) which is centred around the three elements – freedom, reason and morality- was the outcome of long close association with th...