JK Philosophical Praxis

Dhangal is a biographical sports drama.   In this film, Amar Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat plays the role of a coach in wrestling. He trained his daughters (Geeta and Babita) to become world class champions. Mahavir singh himself was a wrestler who gives up wrestling profession because of the unavoidable circumstances of employment and his dream of winning a gold medal for his country was shattered. However, he vows that his son will Dhangal in the light of philosophy I believe our philosophical training enable us to reflect and interpret the film from philosophical perspectives. To me, this could be the rationale behind such endeavors. If not, watching a movie would be more oriented towards fun and aesthetics entertainment. As students’ of philosophy, we should also look at such situation with a critical eye. According to my observations Dhangal has both the positive and negative aspects. In this connection, I would like to address and explore both the positive ...

“Knowledge without character is dangerous and a man of knowledge without moral character is more dangerous than a wild beast,” said Dr. B.R. Ambadkar. Human beings share various common traits with beasts, but humans alone have the propensity to control the beastly traits and raise above the beastly nature by developing righteousness and other human qualities. There are various characteristics that distinguish humans from beasts. Rational apprehension, morality, sense of responsibility, social relations, values, make humans human in a profound sense. It is important to see what made me rethink this distinction. The unnecessary change in human behavior and actions intended to harm fellow humans transforms them into beasts. With the result despite progress in various dimensions, the human realm is facing a serious crisis that has threatened peace security and harmony of our societies. This is one of the reasons that violence and hatred rule our societies, peace...