期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2016
卷号：5
期号：4
页码：6474
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2016.0504255
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Earth, water, sky, air and fire; these are the five elements (panchmahabhut) which are considered to bevery important in the Indian philosophy regarding a way to lead life. It is said that these five elements are essential forthe entire creation, environment, consciousness and development of the universe. Of these, the earth can be consideredas being the main basis of the other four elements. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi popularly known as MahatmaGandhi believed that land, air, water, sunlight and sky are God’s gifts and under no circumstances should these comeunder the control of any person, business group, industrial group or any centralised form of power. These belong to themasses and are public resources. In reality the State is only their trustee and not their owner as they belong to thepeople at large. Therefore, in reality, these elements should be made community based, localised and decentralised andnot be brought under government control, centralised or brought under any corporate.
