Title:
Gram Swaraj; Gram Uddyog; O Gram Sampurnota: ‘atmashakti O Samuha’ - Envisaged by 'Gurudev Tagore'

Authors:
Sri Arpan Mukherjee, Dr. Manik Chatterjee, India

Abstract:

Atmashakti, meaning inner power or self-power, is a concept deeply ingrained in Indian culture and philosophy. Knowledge is to be transmitted to a section of community for field application and a feedback process to know the problems arising wherefrom for further improvement of technology. Adapting new technological change is necessary to create interest for acceptance of specific activity in the rural society. The basic goal of the study is to search out an ideal value absorption design. While designing the study we have taken into account the existed, existing and exiled system in rural ethos. We can usher in an age never experienced converting values into services which (i) create infrastructure so essential for agriculture, cottage & small industries (ii) make economic activities viable (iii) take care of producers’ and consumers’ interest, augmenting production streamlining the distribution system. As such a cohesive institutional framework of Maha-Sangha (a valued community development society) with the features of moneylender, development banking, co-operative and NGO as well is to be coped up and by no means be individualized. Such an endeavor will ensure “Gram-Raj, Gram-Udyoug and Gram-Swampoornata”(village self-rule, village enterprises and village self-reliance).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51505/IJEBMR.2025.9603