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Gandhi's Charkha catching eye balls at Rajiv Chowk




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).

In what comes as the first initiative to link Charkha with tourism, The charkha was unveiled by BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday.

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. 

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