NDLI: The Actions of Mahabharat (an Indian Epic): An Analysis from Action Science Perspective

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Author	Kumar, Madhu Ranjan Sankaran, Shankar
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This paper analyses the actions of Mahabharat from the point of view of action science. From the point of view of action science, the source of the problem of Mahabharat is the undiscussable issue of who should be the king of Hastinapur. The paper then analyses the actions of different actors of this epic. It concludes that Yudhishthir displays the Model I governing value of ‘minimize generating or expressing negative feelings’. Duryodhan displays the Model I governing value of ‘maximize winning and minimize losing’. Vidur, Bhishm and Dronacharya display the Model I governing value of ‘be rational’. Together these actors create the ‘limited learning system’ of Model O-I. The primary inhibitory loops created by this limited learning system finally lead to secondary inhibitory loop of polarisation of different actors into two groups and the emergence of win-lose group dynamics in the form of war as the only action which can settle the original undiscussable issue of who should be the king of Hastinapur.
Starting Page	159
Ending Page	178
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1094429X
Journal	Systemic Practice and Action Research
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15739295
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-06-29
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Action science Mahabharat Limited learning system Model I behaviour Sociology Methodology of the Social Sciences Organization/Planning Business/Management Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Strategy and Management Management of Technology and Innovation

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