HIST 186 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Spinning Wheel, Khadi, Simple Living
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He was a leader in peaceful protest. Loved to party in his young age. Viewed cities as the sit of industrialization. Industrial cities tied to colonization and inequality. Textile mills of manchester and indian cotton. Before the british gained control of india, beg. 1715, the indian economy was diverse and a major player in the world economy. British colonization transformed the indian economy so that it served british interests: A market for cheap raw inputs for british industrialization. A majority of indians lived in villages (raw cotton, jute, tea, teak, etc. ) Villages had been ignored and led to decay. His idea of village swaraj, would revitalize an indigenous indian institution and space, economically, politically, technologically and socially. Villages governed by a panchayat, village council (issues discussed openly by elected village leaders) Caste part of villages, everyone performs their duty (leads to. Practices include: living ethically, and a collective and simple living (living on necessities not luxuries)
