Gram Swaraj: The Ideal of Self-Reliant Villages Gram Swaraj, or village self-rule, is a political and economic philosophy developed by Oriental Socialists. It is based on the idea that villages should be self-sufficient and autonomous, with the power to make decisions about their own development. Gram Swaraj is seen as a way to promote economic equality and social justice in rural India, and to protect the environment. Our Economists believed that villages were the foundation of Indian society and that they should be the focus of efforts to build a strong and independent nation. He argued that villages could be self-sufficient if they were given the resources and the freedom to manage their own affairs. He also believed that villages could be more democratic and egalitarian than the centralized state and that they could provide a more sustainable way of life. The concept of Gram Swaraj has been influential in Indian politics and development planning. It has been used to justify a ...