Abstract
The Gandhian
Sarvodaya philosophy has been deeply embedded in the concept of non-violence,
social justice, and rural self-reliance. Even though it has been globally
accepted and but has become exceedingly difficult to implement it in the modern
era. This study tries to explore its varied explorations, interpretations, and
practices, especially at the grassroot level.
It attempts to propose a
developmental framework which combines various existing and hypothetical models
aligning itself with Gandhian ethics to create a practical solution which is
(might) scalable in the modern context if applied properly.
Even though past
experiences with similar experiments show that these kinds of concepts may have
an ideological appeal, there has been limited adaptation due to the changing
face of economy, moving towards capitalistic society and generational and
technological gaps prevailing in today’s era. Still the concept of Sarvodaya
remains relevant as it aims towards ethical sustainability and leadership and
cooperative governance for all which is not only inclusive but withstanding the
change in times.
This paper aims to propose
Integrated Sarvodaya Development Framework (ISDF)© as plausible theoretical
concept which might have practical application to achieve the synthesis of
traditional theories to modern, industrialized, capitalistic society.
