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

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When connected, they form a rudimentary wheel-and-axle mechanism that can spin fibers like wool or flax into yarn more ...

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 ...

A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...