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Examine the significance of Dharma in ancient Indian political thought.

  • UPSC 2013
  • 15 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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Dharma, from the root dhr ("to hold, sustain"), is the organising idea of the Dharmashastras and the epics. It is neither "religion" nor "law" in the modern sense but the order that holds things together. Its political weight is real, and so are its limits.

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  • Dharma as Sustaining Order
  • Significance for Political Thought
  • Limits
  • Present Resonance
  • Conclusion
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