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A Critical Assessment Of The Approach To Technical Development Adopted By Astra In The Film “West Of Banglore”
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A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE APPROACH TO TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED BY ASTRA IN THE FILM "WEST OF BANGLORE" India can boast a wide range of appropriate technology schemes run by a multitude of different organisations. Appropriate technologies can best be described as "generally simple, capital saving, labour enhancing, and culturally acceptable. Ecologically, appropriate technologies are environmental sustainable, as much as possible using renewable energy, and limiting atmospheric, chemical, and solid waste pollution." (Stevens, 1991). New technology is becoming less and less of a taboo, while in many instances; care is being taken to combine traditional and modern approaches. The emphasis is on addressing needs of local people and getting them involved in activities. By shedding the inhibitions that in the past led to the movement to see the world in watertight compartments - rural and urban, indigenous and western, traditional and high tech - some groups have started adopting a more progressive...
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