Charkha Quotes & Sayings

The Charkha is the symbol of sacrifice, and sacrifice is essential for the establishment of the image of the deity. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha supplemented the agriculture of the villagers and gave it dignity. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha in the hands of a poor widow brings a paltry price to her, in the hands of Jawaharlal; it is an instrument of India's freedom. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha is an outward symbol of truth and nonviolence. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha is intended to realize the essential and living oneness of interest among India's myriads. — Mahatma Gandhi

Seek ye first the Charkha and its concomitants and everything else will be added unto you. — Mahatma Gandhi

If I preach against the modern artificial life of sensual enjoyment, and ask men and women to go back to the simple life epitomized in the charkha, I do so because I know that without an intelligent return to simplicity, there is no escape from our d. — Mahatma Gandhi

There is a vital connection between satyagraha and charkha, and the more I find that belief challenged, the more I am confirmed in it. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha is the symbol of nonviolence on which all life, if it is to be real life, must be based. — Mahatma Gandhi

Unless the charkha adds to your ahimsa and makes you stronger every day, your Gandhism is of little avail. — Mahatma Gandhi

Charkha is an instrument of service. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience. — Mahatma Gandhi

The turning of the charkha in a lifeless way will be like the turning of the beads of the rosary with a wandering mind turned away from God. — Mahatma Gandhi

There is no "playing with truth" in the Charkha programme, for satyagraha is not predominantly civil disobedience but a quiet and irresistible pursuit of Truth. — Mahatma Gandhi