more-inA total of 150 villages would be adopted in the country to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and to showcase idea of Gram Swaraj to develop education and rural economy in these villages, according to P.V. With the issues of global warming and climate change haunting the globe, the real search was on for an alternative and the Gandhian movement would certainly help those looking for answers to such crisis within and outside the country. With the failure of all frameworks, it is high time to address progress issues through Gandhian framework, he insisted. In 1969, when Gandhi’s centenary was celebrated, there were special trains to take Gandhi message across the country. Gandhian activists at the chosen villages would be roped in to implement various programmes on education, income generation activities for a sustainable development of rural economy.

Source: The Hindu August 09, 2017 13:21 UTC