Krishna Gandhi Abstract Starting from the basic premise that nature, of which human beings are also a part, has neither a centre nor a supreme being in control, it is proposed that nature self-organises, self-evolves and self-develops through the coming together of certain basic building blocks to form relatively stable ecosystems from micro to macro levels. It is argued that every ecosystem is imbued with Swaraj or autonomy that preserves itself in the face of external fluctuations....

Krishna Gandhi Abstract : An attempt is made in this article to explain the genesis of the term 'Development' and its implied meanings....