{"id":60507,"date":"2019-08-22T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepubliceconomist.com\/?p=60507"},"modified":"2019-08-22T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:40:53","slug":"does-religion-have-a-role-to-play-in-the-development-we-aspire-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepubliceconomist.com\/?p=60507","title":{"rendered":"Does religion have a role to play in the development we aspire for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u2018Development\u2019 has always been looked upon from a particular\nlens, focusing on material goods. What about the development of self? Have we\nmissed something far behind in this journey to have it all? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one reads Amartya Sen\u2019s brilliant book \u2018Development as\nFreedom,\u2019 the otherwise simple terms like freedom, development, and liberation\nsuddenly seem obscure. The book begins with a dialogue between Maitreyi and her\nhusband Yajnavalkya, picked up from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The conversation\npicked up from one of the oldest books in Hinduism, shows Maitreyi enquiring if\nthere is a way to achieve immortality. Is acquiring wealth a path to meet this\nend? Yajnavalkya, after hearing her patiently, replies, \u2018You can have the life\nof the rich, but not what you are seeking.\u2019 Maitreyi wonders: \u2018What is this\nwealth worth of if it can\u2019t promise immortality?\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often Maitreyi\u2019s question has been reiterated in Indian\nphilosophy, in one way or the other. But what is interesting is our\nacknowledgment of the limitations of the mundane world. As a society,\nthroughout history, our attraction towards better social and economic\nopportunities has been evident. However, this quest necessarily did not overlap\nwith this innate desire of human being to prosper and have a life of value.\nWealth is precious when it helps someone take care of his or her needs. But is\nit worth pursuing if it doesn\u2019t translate into a life of value? Therefore, does\nthe duty of the state end with providing better opportunities for livelihood or\nit is also its responsibility to create conditions for people to live a\nmeaningful life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amartya Sen, in the 1990s, developed United Nation\u2019s Human\nDevelopment Index, while being at the junction of philosophy and economics.\nToday, it is the standard tool to measure development, beyond the otherwise\ntypically used indicators like GDP\/GNP. However, the fact is, governments\nacross the world are still engrossed in achieving maximum economic growth.\nDespite the staggering economic growth achieved in the last few decades, governments\nare still struggling to decipher the dilemma between moral and economic crisis.\nThe bigger question is, has the government ever investigated in finding an\noverlapping framework between the two? Should we take a step back, and ponder\nupon the fact that maybe the answer to the most pressing problems existing\ntoday, ranging from climate change to global poverty need moral deliberation.\nLet us go back to the Second World War when in the West, Catholics emphasized\non improving the living standards of the poor, rather than merely focusing on\nthe revival of the economy. This was noteworthy, coming from a Capitalist\ncountry, where the then President, Harry Truman, called for a new program to\ntackle poverty, diseases, and hunger. The underlining idea was to focus equally\non social advancement whilst promoting economic growth. The challenge, back\nthen and even now is that the State can never be the instrument to bring\ncomfort, moral binding, and optimism to people who are suffering. Wait; can\nreligion be the solution to this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Religion has always been looked suspiciously by the liberal\nsociety and the State. Rightly so, because in recent years, it has only\nexacerbated, thanks to religious extremism. While the liberals associate\nreligion categorically with terms like archaic, egregious, restrictive and\ncult-like, the State is wary of faith\/religion-based organizations since it has\na tendency to proselytize people tarnishing its secular image. A majority,\napart from these two categories, believes that modernization (read development\nmeans secularization, an ideal no-religion\/neutral state. But despite the fact\nthat the liberal class has been endorsing its above-said stand for long,\nreligion is as relevant today, as it was centuries ago. Social reformers in India\nnever reached out to the masses addressing social evils, whilst being a\nrepresentative of the State. They did so; by associating it with what was\n\u2018right,\u2019 as mentioned in the ancient religious texts whilst being equally vocal\nabout beliefs they didn\u2019t reckon with. It was Raja Ram Mohan Roy\u2019s persistent\nefforts and his idea of interlinking this practice as a moral vice rather than\nLord William Bentick\u2019s govt. order that led to the social acceptability of the\nabolition of Sati system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development of any form also brings change, and religion is what\nprovides a moral base for the society to adapt to it. The foremost purpose of\nthe development of any kind is to contribute to a fulfilling and meaningful\nlife. Aristotle once said, \u2018Development simply means expanding freedom for an\nindividual. Freedom to choose better, lives better, and be better. Nothing\nmore, nothing less\u2019. &nbsp;The danger with merely pursuing \u2018materialistic\ndevelopment\u2019 without any moral deliberation is the risk to feel disenchanted,\nas a society. The State must understand that religion doesn\u2019t always categorize\nthe citizens within a single identity but gives them the cushion to coexist\nwith other fellow citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development, in the true sense, is contemplating the issues\nholistically and moving beyond the conventional way of only focusing on the\n\u2018economic\u2019 aspect of the problem. Taking forward the argument, should the State\ninclude theologists, apart from economists, sociologists, and subject experts?\nWould that accommodate the \u2018moral\u2019 angle of how we understand these critical\nproblems and explore the potential solutions, which are not just \u2018economical\u2019\nin nature? 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