Under these circumstances Gandhi thought of an alternative model of social reconstruction which he named as Sarvodaya. Sarvodaya literally means, ‘Welfare of all”. Gandhi’s concept of Sarvodaya was influenced by Ruskin’s work “Unto This Last”⁶ which Gandhi himself has acknowledged. In Sarvodaya Gandhi’s primary objective was to build a moral community of people. His model of Sarvodaya is an ideal society to be founded upon non-violence, equality and freedom. He gave primacy to justice which he considered to be synthesis of non-violence, equality and freedom.

Gandhi’s vision of Sarvodayawad designed in the Indian scenario. He planned to change the social scenario by massive constructive programmes for rebuilding the villages. His immediate compulsion was to remove the evils through voluntary constructive programmes that included steps like abolition of untouchability, introduction of prohibition, emancipation of women, establishment of adult education centers for removal of illiteracy, establishing communal harmony among the people of various religious groups etc.