ABSTRACT
Jawaharlal Nehru takes a broad view of ‘Revolution’ both in the subjective and objective sense. Instinctively human beings desire some measure of security and stability. Revolution, ultimately leading to the well-being of a society, does not cost the society a great deal. Desire for a better and healthier order in society leads to discontent against existing order of things. Revolution at times needs to be radical. When revolutionary changes are required, they cannot be brought about by reformist tactics and methods. Revolution is justified in history for liberation of men from foreign rule. Revolution against foreign government is unavoidable, but after the freedom is achieved revolution does not cease. In an attempt to combine morality with revolutionary politics, in order to justify further the theory of good means, the Gandhian revolution adopted the philosophy of self-suffering.
