Deriving its name from charkh, a Persian word meaning ‘wheel’ or ‘circle’, the charkha is a hand-driven spinning wheel used ...

Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Mumbai The wooden charkha, or spinning wheel, (1915-1948) became a powerful symbol of civil resistance in India's fight for independence from Britain. It was ...

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 ...

A rare glimpse into the Natufian culture and the transition from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one.

The excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro reveal that the spinning wheel or the charkha was an essential part of the sub-continental household. Other than practices of resist-dyeing, hand ...

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that ...

During his first term, that was marked with personal warmth and chemistry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President-elect Donald Trump pulled a little-known formation of the US, India, Japan and ...

The Chief Minister also participated in a charkha spinning event at Gandhi Ashram in Lucknow and bought a Khadi product, for which the payment was done via digital mode. He made a fervent appeal ...

BOX BOX A portable charkha (spinning wheel), which was gifted to Mahatma Gandhi during his stay at Pune's Yerwada Jail during 1930-32, made its way to Magansangrahayala, a museum of Gandhian items ...

The 2nd annual Omaha Mini Maker Faire wasn’t our first rodeo, but it was nonetheless a bit surprising . Before we even made it inside to pay our admission to the Omaha Children’s Museum, I ...

Harrison, despite his strong serve and forehand, was left spinning his wheels at the back of the court. Harrison once made winning Grand Slams his goal, but if we’ve learned anything about him ...