New Earth Sastra, Harmonic Globalization and Spirituality for Sustainable Growth

Abstract

India is known for Kautilaya’s Arthasastra. This book was a guide book for efficient and effective management of kingdom, wherein king played the role of an enlightened leader. We have witnessed transitions in societies from the kingdoms to nations/ nation-state and emergence of corporations as dominant institutions leading to the idea of globalization. We have also witnessed industrial revolution, cyber/ knowledge revolution and now a new consciousness revolution. New consciousness is emerging with respect to many new challenges such as ecological challenges, wellness concerns, gender issues, question of ethics and values and good governance, sustainable growth, etc. This calls for a new thinking and a new sastra, that we refer to as ‘New Earth Sastra’ based on the idea of Holistic Development & Management (HDM).