Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj and the Organization of Panchayats and Gram Sabhas for Sustainable Local Development AbstractMahatma Gandhi’s vision of Gram Swaraj—village self-rule—offers a foundational ethical, political, and economic blueprint for decentralized governance in India. His model emphasizes participatory democracy, self-reliant local economies, and the moral regeneration of rural society. In the contemporary context, where rural … Continue reading Drawing on Gandhi’s concept of Gram Swaraj, how should Panchayats and Gram Sabhas be organized to identify and mobilize local resources for sustainable development in the agricultural and industrial sectors?