• Dr. R. Rajeshwari

Gandhi’s idea to develop the Indian society was based on his understanding of the society and hence based on the village system. Talking about the importance of village, he wrote in 1936, “ I would say if the village perishes, India will perish too. It will be no more India. “He was aware of the realities of the village life and knew the plight of half starved masses of India. He often acknowledged the same in his, vivid descriptions of Indian villages. He wrote, “Instead of having graceful hamlets dotting the lands, we have dung-heaps. The approach to many villages is not a refreshing experience. Often one would like to shut one’s eyes and stuff one’s nose, such is the surrounding dirt and offending smell”. His understanding of the plight of the people has been extremely well brought out in his writings, identifying his emphasis on removal of poverty overt aesthetics.

GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES

"GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.1520-1523, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E16.pdf

"GANDHIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp1520-1523, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902E16.pdf