NEW101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Living Wage
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Lecture 4 - the sarvodaya shramadana movement in sri lanka. The word sarvodaya means awakening of all . Mahatma gandhi used this term the first time in 1908 in his translation of john ruskin"s four. It had become a popular word in india in the 1950s and early 60s. Essays on the first principles of political economy. Gandhi said that in the introduction of his translation that: people in the west generally hold that the again, as the object sought to be attained is the happiness of the majority, Westerners do not think there is any harm if this is secured by sacrificing a minority. The consequences of this line of thinking are writ large on the face of europe. Gandhi realized the poverty of the indian masses was not only degrading but also dehumanizing the people (as a result of british occupation and their position in taking over many high paying jobs and positions in high government)
