Madhusudan_Das

His Life and Achievements: 107
spinning wheel which was plied formerly in every household in Orissa
; He helped and encouraged cotton cultivation to save the people from
hard competition with West and to save the struggling weavers and
cultivators in their hard Competition with Manchester goods. But all
his cry was lost in the wilderness as the people were mad after the
Western goods and there was no awakening. It was reserved to
Mahatmaji to popularise Charkha and Khadi and it is in fitness of
things that our national government subsidises the efforts in the
direction. Madhusudan was an erudite scholar, and advocate of high
order and he was the Minister of Local Self Government of Bihar
and Orissa Province. He was the first Indian to resign from the
Ministry advocating that it should be honorary. His speech on freedom
from industrial captivity and his speeches on the dignity of labour
illustrate how he was viewing the economic problems of the country
and Madhusudan Das taught this from 1903 onwards in season and
out of season and practised it to enthuse the people. He was not a
mere platform Speaker but a real leader of the people, who worked
for them and laid his life blood in teaching the people and in uplifting
them.