Abstract

The roots of democracy are very deep in India. Democracy means tolerance, listening to opposing, one-sided and obsolete ideas and discussing them with a calm mind. In our country, the name of a sage Charvak is famous, who preached that as long as you live, live happily, even if you have to drink ghee by taking a loan, then drink it, because when the body is destroyed, where will you come back. This ideology reflects the hedonistic philosophy which was supported by Jeremy Bentham and Caesar Beccaria much after Charvak. This ideology is not appreciated in India but it is not rejected because somewhere or the other, it has some truth in it according to the human nature. Therefore, its propounder Charvak was given the status of a sage in India. He is not accepted but he is heard. This is a proof of the non-governmental nature of the democratic system. Democratic conduct should be of every person and not just of the government. In this research paper, it has been examined what is the current state of democracy in India and how it has been in the past.