By Shriraksha Mohan
Originally published as a Student Paper in Local and Global Regional Economies, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Climate change, exacerbated by a warming planet, is a serious threat humanity faces in current times. We are already living in the midst of irreversible change to the global climate, and are experiencing its disastrous consequences. Developing resilience …
In 1959, Shri Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar published five principles in English as the “five fundamental principles of Prout”. They were published as part of the discourse “The Cosmic Brotherhood” in the book Idea and Ideology. In 1962, Shrii Sarkar published the English edition of another book, Ánanda Sútram, dictated the year before, whose fifth…
By Prabhákar T. Överland
Among other things Prout deals with the metaphysical and the supramundane. What are these and how they differ from each other? The answer is really simple: The metaphysical flows from our mind towards the physical world (psycho-physical flow). The supramundane flows the other way—from the world towards our mind (physico-psychic flow).
The human …
Shortly before His departure Shri Prabhát Ranjan Sarkár (1922-1990) observed, “Economics today is a theoretical extravaganza. It should be made more practical.” He was of the view that economics must be a precise, practical science and should be properly developed for the welfare of all. Shri Sarkar’s writings on Prout are contained in the 21 volumes of the ‘Prout in …
By Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar
There are several specialities of PROUTʼs economic system. These include guaranteed minimum requirements, increasing purchasing capacity, cooperatives, industrial development, decentralization and developmental planning. PROUT also has its specialities in trade and commerce.
PROUTʼs economic system guarantees the minimum requirements of life – that is, food, clothing, accommodation, medical treatment and education – …
By Tarak
PROUT stands for the PROgressive Utilisation Theory. In Sanskrit, it is known as Pragatishiila Upayoga-Tattva. The basic PROUT ideas were first given in the Hindi book Áj ki Samasyáy (Problems of the Day) in 1958. Later Shrii Sarkar gave a series of English discourses primarily on Tantra cosmology and psychology later collected in a book …
By M N Sharma
The Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) is a new socio-economic theory formulated for the benefit of humanity by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, a seer, philosopher and saint of India.
Ever since man, evolved out of animality, and mind attained that degree of subtlety wherein a discriminating judgment found its first expression, humanity has been engaged in a …
By Shrii Ganesh Bhat
This article is intended as an attendant to the recently posted historical, literary and philosophical review of the English wording of Prout (PDF 1 mb).
By Prabhakar Overland
The short and long of any theory is whether the practical application of it will make the world a better place – for all, …
Dear reader,
For some time now attempts have been made to change Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar’s original wording of the fundamental principles of the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT).
The philosophical and ideological differences between the original wording and the misguided attempt are vast for many reasons — historical, literary, philosophical, and ideological among them. Essentially, the erroneous effort changes the …
