Postal stamp with illustration of Mahatma Gandhi with a charkha, India Post, 2015, Offset lithography and hot stamping. Image ...

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.

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 ...