Feast for Thought

"Take to spinning to find peace of mind. The music of the wheel will be as balm to our soul. I believe that the yarn we spin is capable of mending the broken warp and woof of our life. The charkha (spinning wheel) is the symbol for nonviolence on which all life, if it is to be real life, must be based." Mahatma Gandhi - Harijan, April 27, 1947, p. 122 If you are interested to learn spinning on a charkha, you can get yourself one from Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan . (This box charkha was sourced from the Chennai outlet) Peter Ruhe of GandhiServe Foundation very kindly shares useful links for getting started with your charkha. Assembling the charkha Spinning tips Instruction manual To participate in vibrant discussions on personal experiences with spinning, you may like to join a Charkha online community . Should we see some significance in this year's Oct 2? Gandhiji certainly may wish for that, as each Indian celebrates a festival that day. About the Charkha: It's easy to a...

Have you been dreaming of seeing a whole generation sensitised to issues of Sanitation, Environment, Respect for Diversity and Individual empowerment? The Aseema Trust , Chennai is doing just that, through their novel project "Spin a Yarn.. Self and Society" in Ten schools of Chennai. With the support of Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust , Devika and her team have started to teach spinning of Charkha to 12-year-old students of ten local schools. One wishes the team hurdle-free progress. Aseema has found a practical way to perpetuate the spirit of self-reliance immortalised by the Charkha . Look up the other projects of Aseema Trust here Watch for a few seconds Gandhiji spinning at the Charkha here