01100pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245007300058260000900131300001300140362000800153520070900161650003300870650001700903773003400920180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAwasthi, R.K.  aTechnological transformation and relevance of Gandhi in modern India  c1999  ap.508-24  aOct  aSince the beginning of planned development in India, the issue of technology has been raised at various levels and also recognised as one of the aspects of planning strategy. It appears that the process has bypassed problems related to the technology for the eradication of rural unemployment. The present exercise puts forward the basic principles of rural reconstruction as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi who devoted all his energies in search of viable, sustainable and capital saving machines. The present article, attempts to highlight the views of Mahatma Gandhi in the sphere of technology and suggests means accordingly, so that the worker is not displaced from his/her home and hearth. - Reproduced  aTechnological change - India  aGandhi, M.K.  aIndian Journal of Social Work