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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Gandhi was a strong critique of modernity. In his scheme of economy, production and technology there is room for machine but that would not replace human labour and concentration of power in the hands of few. He gave primary importance to simple technology over heavy industries. Simple technology can create mass employment, whereas advanced technology can lead to vast unemployment in a country like India. Thus, he preferred production by masses over mass production by heavy machinery. He wanted that appropriate technology and ideology should go together with culture of self-control. He believed in eco-humanism and integral development of men and a decentralized socio-economic, political order at the grassroots under people's direct control. He strived for an alternative practice, which was trusteeship and that was distinctly local or relevant to specific contexts. Trusteeship alone could bring about the regeneration of India society.
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