Gandhi Ji Spinning Wheels

Actual Image Size

: 500 x 280 Pixels

Memory Size in KB

: 112 KB

Image Location

: National Gandhi Museum, Rajghat, New Delhi

City / Place Name

: New Delhi

Album (Category) Name

: Gandhi Jayanti (Objects)

National Gandhi Museum contains 23 models of spinning wheels (charkhas) from the traditional to the portable versions like Peti Charkha and the mechanized versions including Ambar Charkhas; two models of looms; samples of various components and ancillaries related to hand spinning; samples of handspun yarn by Gandhiji and other leaders; selected write-ups by Gandhiji on khadi spirit, swadeshi etc, and photographs of Gandhiji and other leaders of Freedom Movement working on the spinning wheel.

National Gandhi Museum, Models of spinning wheels, Charkhas, Peti Charkha, Ambar Charkha, Hand spun yarn by Gandhiji, Gandhiji on khadi spirit, Swadeshi, Photographs of Gandhiji, Gandhi