Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita are all around us: Evidence from
India's Largest Farmers' Protest
1Vinod Kumar, 2Dalbir Singh
1Research Scholar, Haryana School of Business Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar (Haryana)
2Professor, Haryana School of Business Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar (Haryana)
https://doi.org/10.47191/jefms/v6-i8-56
ABSTRACT:
Generally, the farmers are assumed to carry out their obligations in the field. However, the nation has observed their presence on the highways during the passage of three farm-related statutes. After the struggle for more than a year, the farmers succeeded to get these laws revoked by the Government. Rather than being critical of farm bills/acts whether these were good or bad, the present study is an attempt to describe the glimpses of the Bhagavad Gita observed during the largest farm protest. It was observed that various lessons from the Gita comprising the karma-yoga, temporariness of happiness as well as grief and many more had a significant influence throughout the journey of the protest.
KEYWORDS:
Farmers, Struggle, Karma-yoga and Leadership.
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