Rural reconstruction and national development
- The Indian Journal of Political Science
- 77(1), Jan-Mar, 2016: p. 49-54
Agenda for national development is undoubtedly prime agenda of any nation- state and Indian nation state is not an exception in this regard. Our national leaders were not only concerned with the plight of Indian masses, but also with alternate model of development. One stream of thought lead by Pandit Nehru was of the view that, the wheels of development would be urban centre having the driving force of modern technology. Capital motivated growth and urbanization was considered as landmark of development. Another stream of thought popularly known as Gandhian Model of Development, considered this model as superficial and incomplete and advocated for such kind of development, which moves downward to upward, rather than from upward to downward, to make it more inclusive and people oriented. It considered rural villages as unit and engine of development, which guide the future course of development as per the needs of community and society to make it more sustainable. But irony of the fact is that despite being the common agenda of national development, our national leaders failed in identifying the required path of development, which will lead to nation- building in right direction. This paper is an attempt to enquire the situation of rural development along with the probable changes that may change the course of rural and national development to make it more inclusive and sustainable Keywords: Rural Reconstruction, national development, capital, inclusive and sustainable development.- Reproduced
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26575665
National Development, Gandhian Model of Development, Rural Reconstruction, Inclusive Development, Sustainable Development, Urbanization, Capital-Driven Growth, Community Needs, Nation-Building, Development Models, Technological Modernization, Policy Alternatives