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.

This former mechanical engineer from Belgaum spins his own yarn using a charkha, the same spinning wheel that Mahatma Gandhi ...

Non-violence is a keystone of Vinoba's philosophy. Tells how the charkha (spinning wheel) & khadi (a spun cloth) fit into it. Vinoba's eventual goal is a cooperative village society in India with ...