Charkha

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a 'Charkha' installation as a mark of tribute to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary, at the Civil Secretariat here.

A delicate pashmina yarn holds promise for hundreds of women in Kashmir valley. Powered by a modified charkha, over 200 women spinners have ended the year 2022 with doubling their output and income.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 'Khadi Utsav' event in Ahmedabad on Saturday. In a one of its kind event being held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Khadi Utsav is being organised to pay tribute to khadi and its importance.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seen on Thursday trying his hand at the iconic charkha, or the spinning wheel, at Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram in Gujarat's Sabarmati.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tried their hand at spinning the charkha at Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Monday, shortly after arriving for their first official visit to India. The spinning wheel, associated with Mahatma Gandhi's freedom movement, is one of India's most recognisable symbols.

The country's largest charkha, or spinning wheel, made of used plastic waste was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, officials said.

A 1,650-kgcharkha(spinning wheel), made out of plastic waste, will be inaugurated on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary in Noida, officials said

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent a legal notice to Fabindia, a chain of ethnic wear retail outlets, demanding a whopping Rs 525 crore in damages for "illegally" using its trademark "charkha" and selling apparels with the 'khadi' tag.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replaced Mahatma Gandhi on the 2017 calendars of government's khadi enterprise in a move described by many in the opposition as "sacrilege".

It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning the "charkha" - not Mahatma Gandhi - on the 2017 calendar and diaries published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission or KVIC, a first that has taken many employees of the government body by surprise.

Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has lauded the efforts of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for imparting training and providing employment to prisoners in the District Jail in Gurugram to spin charkhas and produce yarns.

A 1946 picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his Charkha (spinning wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most influential images of all time, according to a compilation by Time magazine of "images that changed the world."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today distributed 500 traditional wooden charkhas to women spinners belonging to the five local Khadi institutions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 500 traditional wooden charkhas (spinning wheels) to women spinners belonging to the five Khadi local institutions in Ludhiana on October 18.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a 'Charkha' installation as a mark of tribute to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary, at the Civil Secretariat here.

A delicate pashmina yarn holds promise for hundreds of women in Kashmir valley. Powered by a modified charkha, over 200 women spinners have ended the year 2022 with doubling their output and income.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 'Khadi Utsav' event in Ahmedabad on Saturday. In a one of its kind event being held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Khadi Utsav is being organised to pay tribute to khadi and its importance.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seen on Thursday trying his hand at the iconic charkha, or the spinning wheel, at Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram in Gujarat's Sabarmati.

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tried their hand at spinning the charkha at Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Monday, shortly after arriving for their first official visit to India. The spinning wheel, associated with Mahatma Gandhi's freedom movement, is one of India's most recognisable symbols.

The country's largest charkha, or spinning wheel, made of used plastic waste was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, officials said.

A 1,650-kgcharkha(spinning wheel), made out of plastic waste, will be inaugurated on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary in Noida, officials said

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent a legal notice to Fabindia, a chain of ethnic wear retail outlets, demanding a whopping Rs 525 crore in damages for "illegally" using its trademark "charkha" and selling apparels with the 'khadi' tag.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replaced Mahatma Gandhi on the 2017 calendars of government's khadi enterprise in a move described by many in the opposition as "sacrilege".

It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning the "charkha" - not Mahatma Gandhi - on the 2017 calendar and diaries published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission or KVIC, a first that has taken many employees of the government body by surprise.

Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has lauded the efforts of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for imparting training and providing employment to prisoners in the District Jail in Gurugram to spin charkhas and produce yarns.

A 1946 picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his Charkha (spinning wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most influential images of all time, according to a compilation by Time magazine of "images that changed the world."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today distributed 500 traditional wooden charkhas to women spinners belonging to the five local Khadi institutions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute 500 traditional wooden charkhas (spinning wheels) to women spinners belonging to the five Khadi local institutions in Ludhiana on October 18.