Nilanjana Rai Reward Points : 27800 Member Since : Saturday, March 14, 2009
Industrialisation in India dates back to the colonial period. However with time its effects have altered. While a peep into the history shows that industrialisation, then, was forced and unplanned today it tells a very different tale. It helped the independent India in boosting economy, reducing poverty and income inequalities. However, do you think that with industrialisation the indigenous rural occupations like weaving, pottery and other art and craft forms have taken a backseat? Can industrialisation be considered a cause for this?
Posted On : 4/2/2009 2:07:35 AM
aswini kumar Reward Points : 3100 Member Since : Monday, February 23, 2009
you are right in pointing out that the seeds of industrialisation were sowed during the rule of the British and definitely, in contemporary times industrialisation is a necessity. But it would be wrong to consider industrialisation in rural areas a cause for which the native crafts are suffering. Well, I do agree that it is important to keep craft alive however, at the same time it is also important to come up with industrial projects so that the national economy grows faster, there is employment for all, to encourage foreign trade, etc. Education and health are also integrally connected to industrialisation. This would also lead o the urbanisation of the rural India. But it should be kept in mind that farming, pottery, weaving and various other small scale industries are also an important part of the Indian way of life. If dealt with properly these would also contribute handsomely to the national economy.
When the basic problems of Indian economy are analyzed, the pattern of income distribution, inequality, poverty, unemployment are still existing as they were when Gandhiji advocated the spinning-wheel as a panacea for all ills. Thus, his emphasis on Khadi and village industries was not a temporary measure, but a permanent solution to overcome the root problems of poverty and unemployment from India.