The unending misery and suffering of fellow citizens touched the heart of this Mahatma (great soul). His clothing was representative of his half-naked, starving brothers. For the sake of pathetic helpless, his hands reached out for a unique weapon - The Charkha
The wheel of charkha turned, gathered momemtum, fuelled by (drawing strenght from) the moral strength of this Mahatma. That was the moment that the charkha became a symbol of the light for Indian independence as also a means of karmayog (Discipline of Action) for the patriots. For the Indian, it is therefore a mark of commitment, devotion and sacrifice. But has it been reduced to a mere symbol and nothing more? Certainly not! The wheel of the Mahatma's charkha is in fact gathering speed and spinning at reassuring and definite pace.
A detailed overview, right from the struggle for independence to this moment of the social and the economic turns caused by the wheel of the charkha in ....
The New Year Special Issue of Dainik Pratyaksha' that Traces a Journey'...
The Charkha
- All that it was, that it is and that it will be.
Every Special Issue of Pratyaksha generally has a custom that the opening write-up of it is normally written by Param Poojya Aniruddha Bapu, Himself. Accordingly readers are requested to secure their copies from their local newspaper vendors in advance to take maximum advantage of this great opportunity.
