Savage Cannibal Capitalism’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — The Piramal Scenario
Savage Cannibal Capitalism’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — The Piramal Scenario Posted on 13th April, 2026 (GMT 11:48 hrs) ABSTRACT This article offers a structural critique of contemporary capitalism through Deleuze and Guattari’s Capitalism and Schizophrenia, exposing the persistent Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde split between the ethically articulated philosophy of conscious capitalism — inclusive growth, Gandhian trusteeship, Karuṇā–Sevā–Samṛddhi, philanthro-capitalism, and animal spirits — and the savage cannibalistic logic of surplus value extraction. The luminous Dr. Jekyll face presents capitalism as purposeful and compassionate, with profit as mere “oxygen” and Shubh Labh as guiding intent, yet this high-definition screen conceals the relentless Mr. Hyde reality of appropriating crystallised labour, life savings, and ecological commons for endless accumulation. Marxist, anarcho-syndicalist, and Orwellian lenses reveal how ethical language merely re-describes extraction without...