Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaH, 17 April 1937November 5In my scheme of things the h and will handle tools before it draws or traces thewriting. The eyes will read the pictures of letters and words as they will knowother things in life, the ears will catch the manes and meanings of things andsentences. The whole training will be natural, responsive, and therefore thequickest and the cheapest in the world.H, 28 Aug. 1937November 6Literary education should follow the education of the hand the one gift thatvisibly distinguishes man from the beast. It is a superstition to think that thefullest development of man is impossible without knowledge of the art ofreading and writing. The knowledge undoubtedly adds grace to life, but is in noway indispensable for man’s moral, physical or material growth.H, 8 March 1935November 7The introduction of manual training will serve a double purpose in a poorcountry like ours. It will pay for the education of our children and teach theman occupation, on which they can fall back in after life, if they choose, forearning a living. Such a system must make our children self-reliant. Nothing willdemoralize the nation so much as that we should learn to despise labour.YI, 1 Sept. 1926November 8Among the many evils of foreign rule, this blighting imposition of a foreignmedium upon the youth of the country will be counted by history as one of thewww.mkgandhi.org Page 84