Gandhi believed in his strategies. British couldn't treat him as a random protester as he avoided the path of violence. With his trademark glasses, charkha and walking stick Gandhi became an icon ...

This journey finds its origins in the Swadeshi movement championed by Mahatma Gandhi, who elevated the charkha as a symbol of self-sufficiency during India’s struggle for independence.

As one enters the Durbar Hall Art Centre, one encounters a wall with photographs of Gandhi’s associates during the period. On the other is a picture of the tricolour with a charkha, two of the ...