Views on Industrialisation and Technology
Continuation
We may reproduce two
typical comments.
The first is from
Young India (1931) wherein he writes:
“Industrialism is I am
afraid, going to be a curse for mankind.”
The second is from
Harijan (1936):
“Industrialisation on
a mass scale will necessarily lead to passive or active exploitation of the
villagers as the problems of competition and marketing come in.”
Gandhiji’s model of
development was one in which every village produced all its necessities and a
certain percentage in addition for the requirement of cities.
But he is no
obscurantist, and he recognises that a moderate amount of industrialisation may
be necessary for a nation’s survival.
He therefore concedes
the existence of heavy industry, only cautioning that, “Heavy industries will
needs be centralised and nationalised. But they will occupy the least part of
the vast national activity which will be mainly in the villages.” - Gandhi writes
(1941).
Used from paper of D. M.
Nachane
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