Discuss and evaluate the idea of Upavasa (fasting) in Gandhian Philosophy

Concept of Upavasa  in Indian Philosophy and culture:

In Indian culture Upavasa  has alwaysbeen regarded as the highest Dharma. There is no limit to its power. The psychology of  Upavasa   is full of significance. It is a plan for self-purification, mass-purification and enemy-purification. It is an active principle of love. It is conscious suffering for the cause of righteousness. It is a way of righteousness. It is a way of life that makes the full use of the strength of the spirit.

The idea of Upavasa appeared first in the ChandogyaUpanisad, which described the enlightened person as one who was non-violent toward all things except the victim; that is the victim of the Vedic sacrifice. Indian great thinker advocated the practice of non-violence to lead towards a painless state of Moksha. Non-violence has been prescribed and practised in India for thousands of years before Gandhi's emergence.

Gandhi's concept of non-violence:

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