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 why did mahatma gandhi want to teach children handicrafts

Mahatma Gandhi wanted to teach children handicrafts because he believed that education ought to develop a persons mind and soul. He felt that children needed to work with their hands, learn a useful handicrafts and know how different things operated. This would develop their mind and their capacity to understand.

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mahatman gandhi said 'focused on reading and writing rather thanoral knowledge it valued textbook rather than lived experience and pratical knowledge.he argued that education cought to develop a person's mind

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 He argued that education ought to develop a person's mind and soul . Literacy or simply learning to read and write by itself do not count as education , people had to work with their hands , learn a craft and know how different things are operated .

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mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicraft because people have to work with their hands .In this way they can craft and know how different things are operated.Craft would develop their mind and soul.This would also develop the capacity to understand 
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give two reasons why indian textiles were renowned all over the world
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Bcoz he thought that if children had to learn work by their hands not by these electronic nd some creative ness also
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Mahtma gandhi gaye more emphasis on skill development rather than an ability to read and write.he felt that a person should learn the necessary skills so that he could earn a livelihoods.hence he wanted children to be taught handicrafts.
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bECAUSE HE OUGHT TO DEVELOP A PERSON"s MIND AND SOUL
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Mahatma gaandhi argued that education to develop a person's mind and soul literacy or simply learning to read and write did not count as education. People had to work with hands,learn craft,know how the things opreated. This would develop the person's mind and capacity to understand
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Because people must learn how to work with their hands and they would be able to know how different things were operated. Craft would develop their Minds and their capacity to understand
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Because he wanted children to work with their own hands
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Mahatma Gandhi wanted to teach children handicrafts because that would develope their minds and capacity to understand. This would also enable them to know different things operated. This would help them to have lived experience & practical knowledge. 
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MAHATMA GANDHI WANTED TO TEACH CHILDREN HANDICRAFT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE HAD TO WORK WITH THERE HANDS ,LEARN A CRAFT AND KNOW HOW DIFFERENT THINGS OPERATED THIS HELP INDIANS TO DEVELOPS THERE MINDS AND THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND 
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Why was woods despatch?what were its provision
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Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts because Mahatma Gandhi believed that education ought to develope a person's mind and soul.
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