Sanctity of physical labour is another fundamental conception in the Gandhian philosophy of decentralisation. “It is a tragedy of the first magnitude that millions have ceased to use their hands as hands.”[71] “We are destroying the matchless living machines, i.e., our own bodies, by leaving them to rust and trying to substitute life less machinery for them.”[72]From Gandhiji’s view—point, Labour is Life ; it is a blessing and not a curse.
