Demonstration of spinning cotton using a 3D printed charkha while engaging in a friendly conversation about fiber arts and ...

Deriving its name from charkh, a Persian word meaning ‘wheel’ or ‘circle’, the charkha is a hand-driven spinning wheel used for spinning fibre into yarn, which can later be woven into fabric.

Last year, an 80-year-old charkha that Gandhiji had used while in Yerwada Jail during the 1984 Quit India Movement was auctioned in Britain for £110,000 (nearly Dh6.87 million). For the buyer ...

Mahatma Gandhi Charkha is more than an instrument through which we convert a mere cotton roll or punis into a yarn. “It’s a symbol of non violence because there’s no electricity used ...

Almost every Sunday, the Gandhian spends close to two hours teaching those interested in learning how to use the charkha. So far, she has taught about 60 people the art of using the amber charkha ...

Charkha is the humble yet mighty symbol of Gandhiji’s principles on self-sufficiency. Ever wondered what it must have taken the Mahatma to weave his ideologies into the psyche of masses with his ...

The charkha, the age-old contraption used to spin yarn manually, has got itself a makeover, courtesy technology that harnesses the sun's rays into energy, which, in turn, runs the machine. Ranchi: The ...

After the world’s largest wooden charkha was unveiled at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, the Capital will soon be able to boast another larger than life charkha, this time in the h ...

Long before Gandhi was a political leader, he was a designer who created a loom to help Indians in their daily lives. RKS’s Ravi Sawhney writes about learning from Gandhi’s example.

Dehradun: The Bageshwari charkha has been in use since 1926 to spin wool, which is one of the main sources of income for many rural people of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. A regular hand ...

Print your own parts with the Thingverse plans below and learn how to make a charkha spinning wheel. After buying my first 3D printer in 2018 and printing the usual assortment of desk toys ...