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Gandhian socialism is the branch of socialism based on the national interpretation of the theories of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhian socialism generally centers on Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule authored by Gandhi.
Federation of political and economical power and demonstrating a traditionalist reluctance towards the modernisation of technology and large scale industrialisation whilst emphasising self-employment and self-reliance are key features of Gandhian socialism.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other party leaders initially attempted to incorporate Gandhian socialism as one of the ideological influences of the party in the 1980s to moderate its Hindu nationalism, but the BJP failed to achieve electoral success from this.[1][2]
- ^ "Harsh lessons for BJP, for RSS too". Rediff.com. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "National : We are for Gandhian socialism, says Vajpayee". The Hindu. 11 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2014.