Category Archives: One human society

The Rule of Rationality

P.R. Sarkar
This solar system is sufficient in its potentiality to maintain, nourish, feed and supply material for existence not only to human beings but to all its living beings.

Due to our folly or undeveloped thinking, we could not give proper solutions to the problems of material existence. Now our planet is just like a hidden treasure. We have …

The Dangers of Communalism

The following discourse was to become Sarkar’s last, given on October 20, 1990, the day before his passing away on October 21, 1990.

P.R. Sarkar
Is the division of people into castes and communities natural Balkanization or artificial Balkanization? Natural Balkanization is just like one cell becoming two. Artificial fissiparous tendencies are unnatural. So is the division of people into …

Steps to a Confederation

Dr. Sohail Inayatullah – Professor, Tamkang University, Taiwan and Sunshine Coast University, Australia, www.metafuture.org

While we are all aware why we do not have peace in South Asia, there is a paucity of explorations on how to create a better future. The lack of peace defined as both individual peace (inner contentment), social-psychological peace (how we see the Other), structural …

How to Unite Human Society

P.R. Sarkar
While trying to bring about the development and prosperity of individuals and society, we should encourage the common points only among different communities – not the points of difference. It is natural that there are differences in society concerning dress, customs, cultural expressions, food habits, language, etc. But if these points of difference are given undue importance, social …

Universal Society Has Only One Culture

(22 October 1959, Jamalpur) – The universe is just like a joint family. Peace and tranquillity depend upon a well-knit socio-economic structure. The moulding of the socio-economic structure depends upon ideological outlook. First we should have a constructive ideal. The ideal should be not only the culminating point but also the starting point, which will always be supplying us with …

Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Folklore Through Copyright Law

Modern copyright laws do not give sufficient scope for the protection of works of folklore from exploitation – particularly indigenous folklore, writes Dieter Dambiec.

Dieter Dambiec

The age-old character of many works of folklore and long history of indigenous cultures usually means that the creators of folklore are anonymous. Progressive minded legislators must provide a legal regime that will protect …

How to Unite Human Society

P.R. Sarkar
While trying to bring about the development and prosperity of individuals and society, we should encourage the common points only among different communities – not the points of difference. It is natural that there are differences in society concerning dress, customs, cultural expressions, food habits, language, etc. But if these points of difference are given undue importance, social …