Kartavya: Understanding Selfless Acts

Namita Pande

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2013, vol. 25, issue 1, 109-132

Abstract: Kartavya is an important Indian cultural concept which governs social relationships in India. Kartavya expresses itself as a selfless act in the service of attainment of larger societal good. This article, at first, attempts to locate the concept of kartavya in the Indian religio-philosophical text and follows it up by examining how it is understood by lay people through three life narratives. Finally, an attempt is made to understand its nuanced meaning in relationship with the concepts of anÄ sakti and duty.

Keywords: anÄ sakti; dharma; duty; Indian culture; kartavya; life narrative; religion; sense making; spirituality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1177/0971333613477310

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