While the average peasant across the world was only skilled in growing very few crops, the average Indian peasant was skilled in growing a wide variety of food and nonfood crops, increasing their productivity
भारतीय संस्कृतीच्या आधारावर मनुष्याचा सर्वांगीण विकास होऊ शकतो या विचाराला मध्यवर्ती स्थान देऊन रचनात्मक कामाचे अनेक प्रकल्प नानाजी देशमुख यांनी देशभरात उभे केले.