When world regarded Gandhi as a progressive leader, Gandhi portrayed himself as a man against technology, which was nothing but the vital element to bring progress and development to the society. And hence, to say Gandhi as a scientist is asinine. This paper is explores various aspects of Gandhi 's ideology and his views. We will look into Gandhi’s views on science and technology and why he was labelled as anti-science. We will try to understand his idea of alternative science and his concept of 'return to nature. ' In the meanwhile, we would also take into consideration the views of his various supporters and critiques and conclude with the relevance of Gandhi’s views on science or fields related to it in today’s world. Before knowing Gandhi’s views on science, it is much prudent to know about science. So what is science? Science is the quest for truth. It unravels the mysteries of life, gives it a meaning and logic and helps us to understand it better through experimentations. Who was Gandhi then? He was a seeker of truth, and he lived an experimental life conducting experiments throughout his life and hence probably he named his autobiography as “My Experiments with Truth.” To explain …show more content…
During this period he faced lots of criticism, one of those came from Tagore. Tagore appreciated modern science and technology but was not appreciative of the idea that nation building or say rural reconstruction can be brought by charkha and khadi, which was at the centre of Gandhian economics. When asked, "Are you against all machinery?," his answer was "No." He further said, "I am not against machinery as such, but I am totally opposed to it when it masters us. You will not industrialize India. I would indeed, in my sense of the term. The village communities should be revived." In Hind Swaraj, he wrote that it is the machinery which has impoverished