By Ac. Kalyaneshvarananda Avt.
Prout (Progressive Utilization Theory) is a socio-economico-political theory propounded by Shri Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii (as Dharma Guru). Dharma Guru entering the area of Socio-economic affairs was something unprecedented, more so because He included this theory as part of His basic Dharmic text, (known as Ananda Sutram) thus making …
By Taraka
Across the face of this planet we find the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. 125 million people are in need of aid due to famine, wars and other crimes against humanity. We are seeing societies being torn apart by various forms of hatred, discrimination and violence based on narrow sentiments. And the crisis is a …
Prout does not view the collective as a goal in itself. It also does not favour vested interests. Instead, Prout is a happy blending between individual input and a diverse reward system within the scope of collective interest.
By Prabhakar Overland
Prout is a new socio-economic theory that takes into account the spiritual reality of our personal lives and the …
By Prabhakar Overland
This short article discusses the need for regulating the amassing of any type of wealth: physical, psychic and spiritual. PROUT proposes to place a limit on the accumulation of physical wealth, whereas a regulation of psychic and spiritual wealth requires no ceiling but instead a vigorous cultivation of a sense of proper direction.
By Sohail Inayatullah, PhD
Introduction: Since the inception of the Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT) by P.R. Sarkar in the late 1950s, there have been numerous efforts to come to terms with the various implications and applications, and structures and meanings of this theory. The purpose of this essay is to comment on these commentaries and …
By Prabhakar Overland
(February 2012) – Apple boss Tim Cook said this month that his company, the world’s biggest by market value (nearly $100bn) in cash and investments, had grown by nearly two-thirds in a year and that this is “more than we need to run a company”.
His statement came at a time when Apple has reacted to growing …
By Prof. Dhanjoo N. Ghista
First published in Gurukula Network, November 2011, Issue 33
This article is offered in support of the people occupying the financial districts in many cities, to voice their repressed unmet needs and their disillusionment with the corporatized capitalist democratic system. Let us remind ourselves that this land does not belong to corporations and political parties. …
Dada Vedaprajinananda
During the 20th Century, Marxism and capitalism were the contending economic theories and the world was almost engulfed by a Third World War due to this struggle. But, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the other communist bloc governments laid the way for the triumph of capitalism. …
P.R. Sarkar
It is not proper that one person will snatch away the morsels of food from the mouths of others. So there has been a need to introduce a system where all human beings would distribute the entire wealth among the collective body in a collective way. Unfortunately, no great person ever did this in the past, nor did …
What is Prout?
Prout is the Progressive Utilization Theory. It is the first socio-economic theory that takes into account the entire human potential, including the mental and spiritual, while advising a socio-economic path for the benefit of both the individual and society.
Who formulated Prout?
Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar (1922-1990) propounded the fundamentals of Prout in 1959, and continued to …
