‘The Telegraph Page 1 of 2 The Telegraph AN ASTONISHING MAN AND HIS FABRIC OF REBELLION aa [Ganah's Khadi: A history of contention and conciliation By Rahul Ramagundem, Groot Langman Re 635, anata Gandh’spoitesl engagement nas monopolized the stenton of acolars As fesut, he foal and most important conearne ~ for netance, te conetrctve prograrime Comprising svadosh shed! andvllage reconstucton ~ have ecced up bong marginalize. That seams tobe to contin of Rahul Ramagundam, fe aur of ths parcwat work Ramagundam sets ‘ttt corect bs anomaly by wrung ths nerpretve history ef anal ad nas been given afarentabels has been called he "ver of teedom’ a wel as the “unform of rebalion” and “tie of ndepencance” wae pvotlin turning the Congress mo a mass-based aganieaton Ramagunaam posts kha 4s, Tabna,whien tansconded te commoaty sats 0 beeome a pola! symbo, thanks to Ganahsaeoiogleal inves et {lng ont ef torest ana loyalty towards Bech imperialism and teso who were ready fo sacrifice sof ‘renter common oe ‘Te kal movement was italy meant to provide a supplementary income for unemployed vilages, also marked an {tempo produce sommasty of port aubsttavon an pug the erin et woah Kom te olen Remaguncam states that ine Row Act povided the inal impetus forthe khaci movement He also shoves how Gani {termpted to win over tothe cause of swaceeh net ust rsinaty peopl But Nahi-Psced indans a8 well as power Bh Jnclonalae Gandhi Krad eves ha ouaesson with the matral between Ta%e-1048, slo undorines he diference ‘Mt arose bowen Garahi and te Congress. at an Alindla Congress Committee meeting mn Ahmedabac, 1024, Gand ‘Somanded thaveno® Congress dlogat spn the shark for haan hour everyday He alta proposed to purga Congress ‘xecutve bowie of membors who nether epun rar wore sah Ths, long win i esa condone vnence spams he Bete, brought him ino confit win te Suraj Garah, however, wes fore to rescind the penalty clause, wos Remagneam Not hat thet he also fale inwining the Congres ovr fo the ease af had This eset fom the ‘Templo made by Congfess detagata to pass of milspun yarn by proxy Spinners famaguncam describes ow the trad cause Kept geting idetned with the incuson of orig tates and machinery ithe “Inmul exnbsbone. This detec pment pateuar denoted" leer cash of deals: between the organza cf auch evens ‘There were ferences with ether poople as well The author mentions the rit between Gandhi and Jawaharlal Neh over {haan s27-28 and uses a's oo to examine vneter Gans was agaist seance ana technology Candh opposes ‘bsusralzton only beesune ested inne concentration of wean foe hands of fu, argues Ramaguneam’ He wae ‘ata Bind cai of Geological innovation and his els o develop a more advanced chrkie point auto hs fact he Gena Knaai goes on to show now te kbadl movement tanstrmed ne ves of women in a slgnteant way. brought ‘hem out moth publespnere, gave them s modicum ot economic seksutioeney and enhanced ter ntererecna ils, Remagunaams aecountor me At naa Spinners Assocation and fe tempt to daseminatescufure ot xnaa ot patbulrtract tls content, Tho ano ates readore rough the efor to reenent te populston wth kad dung the fheThrtes, and again in 1944. The moasuros als ames a ensuing proper benef fer mporershegNrad workers ad at ‘Thing the focus onto the ilage se he pvaty market Uniotunatey. the ree n wages, Ramagunsam poms aut ony resuted in sing sock, dectning sales, and cosur of production unis According te Remagundam, Gandhi fle to wrest contol ofthe Congtess forthe beterment ot Vitage nda. Hl ploy 1 Irate Congres worters act inthis cfecon was ot sucresul Khadl wae destined to degenette nto 4 symeol ot hypocrey.Spporunien and ram patotsm and to be consstent ignored ss a able Gercloment mode y the post. Dlonalndan Stata. Tod), khadls beg ropostioned asa bran But silo the toes of «dhemma. the abn fed Fis the template of commerce, Rveua dite fs orginal philosophy, Hts made t abst, would destoy ts Intn:/ www teleeranhinlia.com/ 1080509 isn/others/rint html 5/9/2008