Social exclusion and inclusive policy: In the light of Swami Vivekanand‘s thought

Abstract

Though the terms ‗Social Exclusion and ‗Inclusive Policy‘ are of relatively recent origin, Swami Vivekananda‘s versatile thoughts and action make him the pioneer of these concepts. Many years ago, he strongly professed the causes and nature of misery of masses, poor, illiterate people of India. He boldly condemned all-social evils and advocated how to include the excluded people in mainstream life. Swami Vivekananda‘s thoughts were reflected in the recent policy measures of social inclusion of different countries in the World. He also preached the „Advaita‟ (nonduality) concept of Vedantic Philosophy, whichis perfectly relevant and unique, as it insists upon the way of spiritual socialism through which true egalitarian human society is possible in a real sense. In the present paper, a humble attempt has been made to focus on the subject matter of social exclusion and inclusive policy in the light of Swami Vivekananda‘s epoch-making thought