Question

Character sketch of mahatma gandhi in english about education

Answer 1

Gandhi was a utopian; he tried to bring ‘the Kingdom of God on the earth (Ram Rajya) where truth and non-violence would be guiding principles. His utopianism arose out of his love for humanity. “Gandhi was humanist, shall we say from the first moment of his self consciousness.”1 He firmly believed that the goodness of the individual formed the constituent part of the goodness of the society. Like John Ruskin, he considered ‘man’ is the most important to bring a peaceful and harmonious society. He says, “The individual is the one supreme consideration.”2 “Man is neither mere intellect, nor the gross animal body, nor the heart or soul alone. A proper and harmonious combination of all the three is required for making of the whole man and constitutes the true economics of education.”3 His concept of political system is closely connected with education. In a good political system, there must be the element of goodness necessarily present