Charkha: symbol of human society that would not glorify machines & technology - Art & Culture
Q. Mahatma Gandhi saw the charkha as a symbol of- Published on 17 Aug 15a. All round progress of Indian Society
b. Swadeshi
c. A human society that would not glorify machines and technology
d. Bringing masses in the freedom struggle
ANSWER: A human society that would not glorify machines and technology
Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly critical of the modern age in which machines enslaved humans and displaced labour. He saw the charkha as a symbol of a human society that would not glorify machines and technology. The spinning wheel, moreover, could provide the poor with supplementary income and make them self-reliant. He was critical of labor-saving machinery.
