Paper Details

Name: Bikram Aich
Country: India

Year: 2026
Volume: Volume No: 13, Issue No: 1 (January-June)
Page Number: 16-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19284199

ABSTRACT
Mahatma Gandhi is the father of nation and he was believed that non-violence and religion are the two key aspects that can be changed the entire human life towards good. The concept of religion and non-violence are two important concepts in Gandhian philosophy. Even though religion and non-violence are two distinct concepts altogether, but Gandhi amalgamates them and called them the religion of non-violence. Non-violence is a great virtue and religion is needed for humanism. The saner principles of humanism are truth, love, and goodness. They safeguard humanity against violence, ill-feelings, and ill-wills. The spirit of non-violence is not a mere principle, but an article of faith that incorporates the essence of the religion of love, truth, and goodness. Non-violence to the height of devotion is an inseparable part of religion. Non-violence serves as the most potent factor of religion, a soul force that proclaims the message of love instead of war. Non-violence as a doctrine of the
true religion of man in idealizing love is significant. To be christened with Truth as an
equivalent to non-violence is as Gandhi thinks, to be christened with the true spirit of
religion. It is undoubtedly strenuous and painstaking but Truth as an inseparable part of nonviolence does demand an undertaking and experience that builds a strong foundation of true religion. Religion helps one to eliminate all misconceptions between truth and non-violence, and in turn, admits the limitations that a human being cannot avert in course of pursuit of non-violence. Moreover, the sense of tolerance which is a fundamental component of nonviolence also serves as a great component to realize religion in principle and practice. It is manifested to complete tolerance that nurses the religion of love and non-violence. The horizon of love and non-violence as an abiding and endearing form of religion clarifying the concept of man. Non-violence in the form of love allows one to one and all. The main strategy of this paper is to show in what sense Gandhi settles down religion and non-violence as „the religion of non-violence‟.

Keywords: religion, non-violence, humanism, truth, love.