Description
The paper seeks to provide an intervention to the existing global normative framework by foregrounding Neo-Vedantic intervention of Tagore. Present global norms are eurocentric, monocausal and based on episteme of modernity. Tagore’s Neo Vedantic perspective provides an alternate to the singular definition of norms by providing for possibility of their coexistence. The heuristic potential of Normativism to comprehend the intricate layers of world politics through diachronic history is often overlooked. The paper attempts to decolonise global norms rooted in Western philosophical tradition where Rights have precedence over Good. This, however, does not resonate with societies nesting on its antithesis. The Neo-Vedantic perspective dwelling on Universal Humanism of Tagore hinges on Relational Ontology where relations are prior to existence. By immersing in Tagore’s literature of Manusheer Dharma, Gitanjali, Kabuliwala and Religion of Man, the paper seeks to analyse his philosophy of “Yatra Viswam Bhavati Ek Nidam” (The World is a Single Nest) which encourages a revaluation of normative and ethical considerations. The paper presents the possibility of rising above exclusivism and provincialism to forge an international community using eclectic influence of Tagore, highlighting that the other is part of the self.
