Amra Bangali (“We are Bengalis!”) is a people’s movement in India, a Proutistic samaj movement based on the values and objectives of PROUT.
The Amra Bangali movement is wedded to the idea that the quality of life of poor people will only improve only when people are encouraged to attend to their own socio-economic and cultural needs first in a …
By Vanii
Suppose, there is freedom of thought in a particular country but people’s minds are influenced by innumerable dogmas — What is the remedy? What step can be taken to remove the dogmas?
All the countries of the world suffer from dogma. Religion means dogma, communism means dogma, capitalism means dogma — all the political `isms’ are expressions of …
[2011] – The euro crisis exhibits the fatal state the EU and capitalism is in at the moment. When the euro falls, we expect the entire union to go with it. What people and countries need is rational mergers, not profit-motivated ones.
The chief reason for the colossal debts of many EU member states and the imminent breakdown of the common …
A PROUT Globe Resource
Planetary unity, if it is to become reality, must emerge in accord with human psychology. Forced unity will not succeed; nor can unity be awakened through preaching high ideals. Neither approach flows with human psychology; neither provides a foundation upon which to nurture universal outlook. Unity must evolve organically out of our human experience.
In the …
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 …
Delegates at the PBI Harayana State Convention, August 27th and 28th, 2011
(Delhi, August 29, 2011) – The two days Haryana state convention of Proutist Bloc of India (PBI) at Faridabad, India was attended by representatives of many Indian communities from Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Orissa and Bihar states. The 200+ delegates discussed proutistic solutions to current social and economic problems …
P.R. Sarkar
Dynamism is the essential characteristic of this world. The world is called jagat because it is always in motion.* Just as there is individual movement, there is movement in collective life as well. This very movement requires three things: First, an inspiration – an impetus from behind. When one person stops moving, another will have to push from …
PROUT claims Universality but promotes groupification along ethnic, linguistic, socio-economic and other lines. Isn’t it a contradiction in terms?
PROUT’s concept of Samaj is dynamic and progressive. It is not a static concept such as nationalism. A samaj is defined by certain criteria, such as a common background, common needs, and common potentialities. Ultimately we all have the same background, …
P.R. Sarkar
While forming socio-economic units, several factors should be considered. These include same economic problems; uniform economic potentialities; ethnic similarities; the sentimental legacy of the people; and similar geographical features.
1. “Same economic problems” refers to the common economic problems confronting people in a particular unit and may include the lack of markets for locally produced goods, surplus or …
P.R. Sarkar
Socio-economic units should be formed throughout the world on the basis of the same economic problems, uniform economic potentialities, ethnic similarities, common sentimental legacy and similar geographical features [see criteria for socioeconomic groupification]. The whole of India and the entire world can be reorganized into socio-economic units based on these factors. These units should not merely be …