How were the Indian villages self-sufficient?
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Answer:
THE idea of the isolation and self-
sufficiency of the Indian village
was first propounded by Sir Charles
Metcalfe in 1830, and 'since then it
has had distinguished supporters,
scholars as well as politicians. Sir
Henry Maine and Karl Mar x sup-
ported the idea, and in recent times,
Mahatma Gandhi and his followers
not only stated that Indian village
was traditionally self-sufficient but
also wanted a political programme
which would restore to these villages
their pristine self-sufficiency. We
make no apology for giving below a
lengthy quotation from Sir Charles
Metcalfe's writin g in which he pro-
pounds his famous theory of the self-
sufficiency and vitality of the Indian
village.
Answer:
The villagers are self sufficient from others because they try to fill their field eith golden colour . They are poor but honourable to help the people . This gives the reason of why they are different from others