One hundred one years ago When Mahatma Gandhi
returned from South Africa ,He had not seen a spinning wheel,Charkha,but his
strong penchant for Khadi made tidal waves during the Swadeshi movement,But now
again the wheel has taken full circle ---Khadi cult is picking momentum afresh.
Millions of people passing through Rajiv Chowk rivet their eyes to a huge charkha which was unveiled there this Sunday.
The 2.5-tonne large steel charkha is made of high-quality
chromium nickel stainless steel and is corrosion resistant, non-magnetic and
not hardenable by heat. The order to make this 12 feet tall and 25 feet long
spinning wheel was given to Prayog Samiti, KVIC unit, near Sabarmati Ashram in
Gujarat. The high quality stainless steel for the charkha was donated by Steel
Authority of India (SAIL).
A
Charkha Museum – consisting 14 vintage charkhas – at Palika Bazar Park in
Delhi’s Connaught Place, was also thrown open.Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi,
in his special message to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Chairman, said: “As Mahatma Gandhi himself believed, the Charkha is a symbol of
our Swaraj and Self-reliance. The museum and the monument for the Charkha in
the National Capital will be a proud tribute the Charkha’s historic importance
in our nation. This will economically empower the lives of several weavers
associated with the Khadi industry.”
KVIC chairman Mr Vinai Kumar Saxena,said that
Charkha, like the memorial to unknown soldiers, is memorial to the unknown
rural masses, who took to the demonstrated ways of self-reliance and dignity of
labour following the call of the father of the nation.
“The KVIC, in
association with New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), has set up this
Heritage Charkha Museum, showcasing 50 to 100 year old charkhas, gifted to KVIC
by the owners of these charkhas. The charkha, run by the PM on Oct 18, 2016 at
Ludhiana, has also been kept permanently in the museum for display for general
public,” he said.The sparkling white marble statue of Mahatma Gandhi and the
Large Steel Charkha will be visible from all four sides of Baba Kharak Singh
Marg.” Mr Kalraj
Mishra, Union Minister MSME, said that Charkha would script the story of
economic Independence of India in coming days.
A wooden Charkha at the Indira Gandhi International Airport -terminal three , is also a star attractiion for tourists to India.
A wooden Charkha at the Indira Gandhi International Airport -terminal three , is also a star attractiion for tourists to India.
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