8th Class Social Science Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation

  • question_answer 5)
     Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?  

    Answer:

     According to Mahatma Gandhi, this would develop a person's mind and soul. Simply, learning to read and write by itself do not count as education. So, people had to work with their hands, learn a craft and know how different things operated. This would develop their mind and their capacity to understand.  


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