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"Under that is not merely academic but is firmly rooted in Basic Education and is tested from day to day experience.' of my Harijan, 8 May 1937 conception, “Under Basic Education of my conception, children will learn children will learn while playing." -Harijan Sevak while playing." 17.3.1946 (Hindi) -Harijan Sevak “An intelligent use of the bodily organs in a child 17.3.1946 provides the best and the quickest way of Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma developing his intellect." Harijan, 8 May 1937, p. 104. “All education to be true must be self-supporting, that is to say, in the end it will pay its expenses, excepting the capital which will remain intact." - Harijan, 2.11.1947 Introduction For more than a century now, many commissions and committees have recommended work as a component of education at the school level. We have accepted these recommendations and made efforts to implement them. . ... ............ .......... .. N. Many educationists like Gijubhai Badheka have preached activity as the basis of education. We have incorporated it at the Balwadi level. But at the Primary level, we seem not to implement it as a core part of education. Work components were introduced under different schemes: work experience, socially useful productive work, earn while you learn and so on. But we have not succeeded in integrating education with work/activity. Scientifically planned studies to pinpoint the failures and rectify them are not easily available. But one feature stands out. Most of the programmes for implementation have put as their objectives, 'dignity of labour, life related skills, preparation for life, self-reliance and such other goals'. Rural Development Through Education System 99