Political Science · Indian Political Thought
Who regarded the villages as the centre of Indian economic organisation?
AM.K. Gandhi ✓ Correct
BVivekananda
CRaja Ram Mohan Roy
DBal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct answer: (A) M.K. Gandhi — M.K. Gandhi regarded villages as the centre of Indian economic organisation, so the answer is Gandhi.
Explanation
★M.K. Gandhi regarded villages as the centre of Indian economic organisation, so the answer is Gandhi.
★For Gandhi the real India lived in its seven lakh villages.
★He wanted self-sufficient village republics as the base of the economy.
★Each village should produce for its own needs through agriculture and crafts.
★The spinning wheel and khadi symbolised this village-centred economy.
★He opposed heavy, centralised industrialisation that uproots rural life.
★So the village, not the city or the factory, was Gandhi's economic centre.
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