Question

Have there been any major/minor changes in
the occupations in today's villages as compared
to those in ancient times?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi is often quoted as having said: “Real India lives in its villages.” The fact that in the early decades of the 20th century, India’s urban segment constituted only 11 per cent of the total population gave strength to his argument. It was the villages in which 89 per cent of the population lived. That made India an agricultural country.

The development of Village India, for Gandhi, was the development of India. Illiteracy, ignorance, and poverty characterized the vast population of rural India. Gandhi organized mass movements to draw attention to the problems of the rural people, and also to involve the peasants in the freedom struggle. Social scientists also became interested in studying rural problems, particularly the deteriorating rural economy.