charka
/ˈtʃɑrkə/
noun
- A spinning wheel used in India for making thread or yarn, especially associated with Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement.
- The museum displayed a traditional charka used by villagers for making cloth.
- She learned to spin cotton on a charka, just as her grandmother had done.
- Gandhi encouraged everyone to use a charka to promote self-reliance.
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