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Gram Swaraj The Gandhian Concept
- 1. GRAM SWARAJ The GandhianConcept Presente d By Gaurav Sen
- 2. SWAR AJ • According towestern ideology it means Liberty & Freedom, Also in India it means ‘‘azadi’’. • Swaraj has been the goal of freedom movement. • The concept of swaraj kept evolving. (Because of political, social & economical changes). Eg:- Moderates :- It means greater representation of Indians in governance of administrative decision making. Extremists :- It was Self Government. Poorna Swaraj 1930 :- Complete Independence.
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- 4. GRAM SWARAJ MEANING:- ‘‘Development FromBelow’’. Gram Swaraj, a special term coined by Mahatma Gandhi and later developed by Vinoba which promotes conversion of every village into a self-efficient autonomous entity where all the systems and facilities for a dignified living are available. POLITICAL SPHARE
- 5. GRAM SWARAJ According To MahatmaGandhi, • Democracy can function smoothly and according to the concept of swaraj only if it is decentralized. (‘‘centralization as a system is inconsistent with non-violent structure of society’’). He wanted the center of power to move from cities to villages.
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- 8. GRAM SWARAJ • PANCHAYATRAJ- Democratic Decentralization. • Power starts from the village level. • Society which is not governed by the state. • People must self control, self govern so that they don’t need any outer organization to control them.
- 9. ECONOMIC SPHERE • LIFEOF DIGINITY to million people living in state of poverty. It is a part of Gandhi’s constructive program. INCLUDES:- 1. LAND REFORMS. 2. REVIVAL OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY. 3. PROMOTION OF KHADI. A kind of economic development which aims to fulfill the BASIC NEEDS without harming the environment.
- 10. SOCIAL SPHERE FIGHT AGAINSTEVILS • COMMUNILISM. • UNTOUCHABLITY.
- 11. CULTURAL SPHERE • TORESPECT OUR OWN CULTURE. • ONE SHOULD ACCEPT GOOD THINGS FROM ALL CULTURE. • OPEN MINDED. ‘‘Thus Gandhi ji swaraj was his approach towards addressing the problems of India and aimed at regeneration of India’’
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