As foreseen by Gandhi Ji in his seminal work, ‘Hind Swaraj’, the western developmental paradigm, based on centralized technologies and urbanization, has given rise to serious problems like increasing inequity (leading to crime and violence), and climate change due to rapid ecological degradation. To ameliorate these problems, it is necessary to promote development of rural areas in tune with Gandhian vision of self-sufficient ‘village republics’, based on local resources and using decentralized, eco-friendly technologies so that the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, sanitation, health care, energy, livelihood, transportation, and education are locally met. This should be the vision of holistic development of villages. Presently, 70% of the population in India lives in rural areas engaged in agrarian economy with agriculture and allied sector employing 51% of the total work-force but accounting for only 17% of the country’s GDP. There are huge developmental disconnects between the rural and urban sectors such as inequity in health, education, incomes and basic amenities as well as employment opportunities - all causing great discontent and large-scale migration to urban areas. The imperatives of sustainable development which are being felt more and more acutely all over the world also demand eco-friendly development of the villages and creation of appropriate employment opportunities locally. Increasing urbanization is neither sustainable nor desirable. So far, our professional higher education institutions have largely been oriented to cater to the mainstream industrial sector and, barring a few exceptions, have hardly contributed directly to the development of the rural sector. Unnat Bhārat Abhiyān (UBA) is a much needed and highly challenging initiative in this direction.
Workshop on “Millets and Women’s Health: Raising Awareness” - Athikulam on 27.09.2025
Self-Employment Training Programme for SHG Women Sithurajapuram Organized by UBA Cell and PG and Research Department of Chemistry on 25.09.2025
Awareness Programme on “Utilization of Smartphone and its applications” on 24.09.2025 at Maraneri
Five Day - Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Training in Bakery from 18.08.2025 to 22.08.2025.
Five Day - Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Training in Bakery from 18.08.2025 to 22.08.2025.
Organized by The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women (Autonomous), Sivakasi & The Gandhigram Rural Institute(DTBU), Gandhigram Funded by NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited, Tuticorin
Grama Sabha Meeting at Keelanmarainadu on15.08.2025
THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING LEARNERS AS EARNERS
In collaboration with
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament No. 35/2012)
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India
Sriperumbudur – 602 105, Tamil Nadu.
DATE: 09.03.2022 TO 11.03.2022
