Gandhian thought on Reformative Approach to Punish

Gandhi treated even a criminal offender the way he treated the British colonial government — as someone capable of being morally awakened, not merely someone to be defeated or restrained. His idea of punishment follows directly from the same worldview that produced satyagraha: change the person, don't just contain them.

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Gandhian thought on punishment favours reform over retribution or mere deterrence, treating the offender as a person capable of moral transformation, and insisting that the method of dealing with wrongdoing should itself reflect non-violence, compassion and respect for human dignity.

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