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Ram Rajya: An Analytical
Perspective
Dr. Subhash Sharma
Director
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore
(C) Ram Rajya_SS_IBA_Nov._2019

Origin of the Idea of Ram Rajya
? Ancient times: Valmiki��s Ramayana
? Modern times: Mahatma Gandhi

Linking Ram Rajya Vision With Three
Contemporary World Views
? Three Contemporary Worldviews of the World
? I. Pure Materialist/ Economistic worldview
? II. Humanist- Materialist worldview
? III. Transcendentalist worldview
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash Sharma,
1996. Ch. 2. pp. 12-17)

Reflections of Worldviews
? Economistic worldview: Market (driven by Profit, Competition, Self interest �C
PCS) --- Prosperity ---Transactional (T1) worldview
? Humanist �C Materialist worldview: Society (driven by Justice, Rights, Duties �C
JRD) --- Justice ---Transformational (T2( worldview
? Transcendentalist worldview: Spirituality �C HOPE �C Higher Order Purpose of
Existence (driven by Love, Compassion, Devotion �CLCD) ---Peace ---
Transcendental (T3) worldview

Reflections in Terms of Isms
? Economistic worldview: Capitalism rooted in T1
? Humanist-Materialist worldview: Socialism rooted in T2
? Transcendentalist worldview: Spiritualism rooted in T3

Towards A New Worldview/ Vision
? Above three visions can be integrated through the New Vision of Ramrajya
CapitalismSocialism
Spirituality
Ram Rajya

Three Paradigms and A New Social Vision
Prosperity (T1)Justice (T2)
Peace (T3)
Ram Rajya
(PJP)
(T1+T2+T3)

A New Meaning of Ram Rajya
? A Society where there is Prosperity, Justice and Peace (PJP)
? How to bring PJP?
? Through balancing three worldviews represented by PCS, JRD, LCD
? Economistic world view leads to Prosperity through PCS
? Humanist-materialist worldview leads to Justice through rights and duties
? Transcendentalist worldview leads to Peace through LCD

Is There any Example of Ram Rajya in
Modern Context?
? Orccha in Madhya Pradesh is a modern day example of ��Ramraja ki Sarkar��. It
is managed under the rulership of Ram as King of the city. There is no
crime and people don��t lock their homes!

Ram Rajya as Sacro-civic Society
? Ram Rajya: Ram represents Sattava values and Rajya represents civic values
? It is essentially Sattava-Rajas (S_R) combination in human actions and
decision making. Ramrajya represents S-R mindset/ Thought-Action on the
part of Leaders. Thus, it represents Sattavik leadership model.
? Ram Rajya = Ram + Rajya
Sacro dimension Civic dimension
Prof. S. K. Chakraborty talks about ��Sacro-secular symbiosis��

Ram Rajya in Corporate Context
? Spiritually driven Corporations- Corporations driven by Corporate HOPE:
Higher Order Purpose of Existence
? Corporations driven by Divine-Democratic leadership
? Increase in synergy and reduction in conflicts and interpersonal egos that
result in negergy (negative energy)

Towards Divine Democratic Leadership:
Negergy-Synergy Grid
DemocraticAuthoritarian
Divine like
Demonic type
Divine-Democratic
Leadership
(Synergy/ Ramrajya))
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash
Sharma, 1996, p. 176)
(Negergy)

What Should Corporates Do?
? Develop Divine Democratic Leaders/ Top Management
? Introduce Human Quality Development (HQD) Programs to make employees as
better human beings and raise their ;level of consciousness

Essence of Ramrajya Vision
? I. Eco-sattavik view of life represented by HOPE
? II. Sacro-civic view of society and organizations/ corporations and its
governance
? III. Divine-Democratic/ Sattavik view of Leadership
(Management in New Age: Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash Sharma,
1996, p. 209)

A New Rephrasing of Ram Rajya Vision
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