Question

why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi wanted to teach children handicraft because that would develop their minds and their capacity to understand. This would also enable them to know how different things operated. This would help them to have lived experience and practical knowledge.

Answer 2

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi gave more emphasis on skill development rather than an ability to read and write. He felt that a person should learn the necessary skills to earn livelihood and to be independent.

The main reasons were:

(i) This would develop a person’s mind and soul.

(ii) Western education focused on reading and writing rather than oral knowledge which do not count as education.

(iii) Education ought to develop a person’s mind and soul. Simple learning to read and write by itself did not count as education.

(iv) If people are allowed to work with hands, learn a craft and know how different things operated, this would develop their mind and their capacity to understand.