DOI: 10.36344/ccijhss.2019.v05i01.003

Pages: 16-21

The aim of this work is to assess and discuss the relation between the concepts of freedom and ideal state in Gandhi’s philosophy – the father of nation and one of the very rare personalities of modern times. The concept of state and society, concept of freedom, polity, social order, economic order, educational reconstruction, are discussed in brief in the light of Gandhian’s thought and belief. The ideal state can be established only when there exist social, political and economic harmony. It is tried to make this study conceptual and analytic as far as possible and also to correlate different concepts to reflect their mutual consistency. His concept of swaraj, sarvodaya, man, truth, god, ramrajya, education reform and all-round development of human personality in the light of soul, truth and nonviolence is appraised. The concept of freedom is one of the core ideals of the philosophy of Gandhi and this is the driving force for the concept of ideal state.