Which of the following events/facts influenced the end of Jayaprakash Narayan's inclination towards…
In his famous essay 'Incentives to Goodness' (1952) and 'From Socialism to Sarvodaya' (1957), Jayaprakash Narayan explained that his break with Marxism/Communism was driven…
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Which of the following events/facts influenced the end of Jayaprakash Narayan's inclination towards communism ?
(i) The form of Communist movement in U.S.S.R. under Stalin.
(ii) Disagreement with the ideals of democratic socialism.
(iii) Disagreement with Gandhiji's 'Sarvodaya'
(iv) Support of non-violent means to establish socialist society.
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In his famous essay 'Incentives to Goodness' (1952) and 'From Socialism to Sarvodaya' (1957), Jayaprakash Narayan explained that his break with Marxism/Communism was driven by the brutal totalitarian purges and dictatorship in the USSR under Stalin (i) and his conviction that a socialist society can only be achieved through non-violent and ethical means (iv).
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