India’s Existential Crisis: Why It Is Time For Society To Do A ‘Life Review’

Is India, as a nation, and are we, as citizens, facing an existential crisis? The term “existential crisis” has roots in existentialism, a school of philosophy. In existentialism, a crucial stage or turning point occurs when an individual confronts the search for meaning and purpose in life and takes responsibility for their choices. More generally, it is a psychological or moral crisis that prompts an individual to ask fundamental questions about human existence. It focuses on the meaning and purpose of existence at both the collective and the individual levels. At the collective level, can a nation face an existential…