Vicharon Ka Vidroh
One Life, One Struggle, One Resolve
Do not try to agree with me. Argue with me.
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About the book
This book is the journey of Comrade Swami Madan Agrawal's ideas, experiences and struggles. It is not the story of one man alone, but of a way of thinking that gave a lifetime to making society fairer, more just and more equal.
On society, politics, the economy, education, culture and what it means to be human, his writing is plain, unafraid and provoking — an invitation to think, to question, and to take a step towards a better society.
Author's note
This book is the reckoning of my life. It is not a list of my awards. It is not a monument to my achievements. It is the fire of ideas I lived by, tested, changed — and broke when they needed breaking.
How a chapter works
An argument, an admission, two questions
- One
The argument
He puts his case plainly, without padding.
- Two
“Now my own part”
He admits a failing of his own. This is what keeps it from becoming a sermon.
- Three
Two questions
Two questions for the reader, whose answers are not in the book.
Table of contents
8 sections, 48 chapters
Section 1
The Enemy Within
Fear, greed, ego, anger — every system outside begins somewhere in here.
- Fear
- Greed
- Ego
- Anger
- Envy
- Solitude
Section 2
Possession in the Name of Love
Marriage, family, expectation — where there is most love, there is also most ownership.
- Marriage
- Love
- Expectation
- Children
- Women
- Friendship
Section 3
Society Laid Bare
Caste, poverty, money, schooling, tradition, the crowd — truths everyone knows and no one says.
- Caste
- Poverty
- Money
- Education
- Tradition
- The Crowd
Section 4
The Character of Power
Communism gave him eyes, then tried to take his questions. This section is his own reckoning.
- The Left
- Limits of Ideology
- Power
- Revolution
- Contractors of Faith
- Dissent
Section 5
Faith, Death, Freedom
The quarrel is not with God but with His contractors. Religion is an organisation; the spirit walks alone.
- Religion vs Spirit
- Contractors
- The Teacher
- Karma
- Discipline & Release
- To the Young
Section 6
The World as It Is Now
Phones, success, old-age homes, display, the environment — today's questions, put plainly.
- The Phone
- Success
- Old-Age Homes
- Hypocrisy
- Display
- Nature
- 31The Phone Did Not Connect Us, It Divided Usp. 145
- 32Whose Definition Decides Success?p. 149
- 33A Word with Those Sitting in Old-Age Homesp. 153
- 34The Man Who Drinks and Stays Quietp. 157
- 35A Religion of Display, a Society of Displayp. 161
- 36The One Who Fells the Tree Is Guilty — So Is the One Who Watchesp. 165
Section 7
Death and After
Heaven, hell, karma, last rites — an audit of old greed and old fear.
- Fear of Death
- Heaven & Hell
- The Ledger
- Open Prison
- Last Rites
- What Remains
Section 8
Legacy and the Last Word
Five large mistakes, what was left undone, and a last word — no summary, no sermon.
- The Real Thief
- Silence
- Asking Well
- Mistakes
- The Unfinished
- The Last Word
Selected excerpt
Introduction — I Disagree
The book's introduction in full — the preface written after seventy years, in which he gives an account of his whole journey.
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