TECHNOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY: AN APPRAISAL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JHARKHAND, INDIA

Abstract

The present study explores the relationship between technology and philosophy of the adivasi and indigenous people of Jharkhand, as well as their ideological and social responsibilities towards agricultural production and nature. Discussion and study of various dimensions of technological involvement used in making these lands arable for the purpose of cultivating of those rugged and undulating plateau areas of Chotanagpur ‘Jharkhand’ demands much attention to do this work. Valid and reliable secondary data has been used to understand living the native peoples of this land, which goes back up to the pre-Vedic times. Hence ensuring their sustainability in nature, they developed their philosophical worldview by coordinating multiple economic activities and integrated social responsibilities. In terms of technology and philosophy, the present study will focus on the ways of life of the native peoples of this land.