The document provides details about Sneha Sarang's design project on photography about khadi (handspun cloth) and the charkha (spinning wheel). It discusses the objective of understanding the relationship between skills and photography theories. The methodology involved research at places related to khadi production like Sabarma Ashram. Interviews were conducted with people involved in khadi. The project aimed to narrate the story from cotton production to the kurta sold in the market. Limitations included the limited scope within Ahmedabad city, with potential for future expansion.

1. Sneha Sarang | Batch 2015 | Sem 2 | Design Project 1 | Photography Discipline
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2. DESIGN
P R O J E C T - 1
Acknowledgment
Objec ve
We done
My learning
Introduc on
Approach
Methodology
Topic Objec ve
Images
Summary
Limita ons and Future scope
Bibliography
Index

3. Acknowledgment
Ÿ I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Design Project, course coordinator
Rishi Singhal, Photography Design for conduc ng the course and constant
guidance.
Ÿ We would also like to thank Prof. Dhruv Malhotra & Satyanand Mohan for
enormous support and encouragement. I would like to thank Arun Malhotra for
sharing theirresearch and providingvaluable insights into the project ‘City’.
Ÿ We would also like to thank all the par cipants in the project for their valuable
contribu on and coopera on.
Faculty - Rishi Singhal
Sathyanand Mohan
Anuj Malhotra
Category - DP
Dura on - 6 weeks
Objec ve
Ÿ Ra onalisa on ofwork produc on.
Ÿ Refinement ofskill sets.
Ÿ Development ofthe process towards avisual and intellectuallylogical conclusion.
Ÿ Development ofa sophis cated and informed understanding ofprac ce-based project.
Ÿ Understanding ofthe rela onship between skills and the theories ofphotography.

4. Having brought togetherall the skills and knowledge gained in semesters I & II,
I worked on my design project. It helps me to understand how research should
done. It taught me to deal with people and understand their life style. It helps
me to come out from my comfort zone due to I was actually entering in
someone’s life which was not easy to handle at one stage as our human nature
is sensi ve while understanding other’s feeling which specially when it
a achedwith theirpersonal objects orsurrounding things.
My learning
We done
Discussions, Lectures & workshops, Group Assignments, Research,
Individual, Project proposal, Field work, Produc on, Weekly Cri ques.
Places which I covered
Ÿ At Sabarma Ashram
Ÿ Khadi Saranjam Karyalaya
Ÿ Khadi Prayog Sami
Ÿ Gujarat Vidhyapith
Ÿ Family near Sabarma Ashram
People I met
Ÿ Lataben
Ÿ Kodar Parmar
Ÿ Girija Ray
Ÿ Pankaj, Ashok, Sudha
Ÿ Mhesh, Narsih, Dliben

5. Introduc on
Ÿ Khadi means hand spun and handwoven cloth. In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi opened his
movement for Khadi as a relief programme for the poor masses living in India's villages.
Spinning and weaving was elevated to an ideology for self-reliance and self-governance.
He appealed not only to those in need, but to each person to do spinning at least about
one hour per day, as a sacrifice to the country, as ones duty towards the suffering
countrymen.
Quote given my Mahatma Gandhi :
Ÿ “Khadi is the Sun of the village solar system. The planets are the various industries which can
support khadi in return for the heat and the sustenance they derive from it. Without it other
industries cannot grow. But during my last tour I discovered that, without the revival of other
industries, khadi could not make further progress. For villagers to be able to occupy their spare
me profitably, the village must be touched at all points”
DP Title – Charkha
Proposal
Approach
Ÿ Before this topic I was thinking about “Heritage doors” and a er spending some me I
realized that somehow I am very fond of historical places, monuments and the emo ons
a achwith it.
Ÿ “I am convinced that swaraj cannot come so long as the tens of millions of our brothers and sisters
do not take to the charkha, do not spin, do not make khadi and wear it.” ~ M.K.Gandhi (Opening
speechat Belgaum Congress, 26-12-1924)
Ÿ I found this statement strong and very effec ve which made me to come on my new topic “
Khadi and Charkha.” I want to know the psychology of people why they only rely on Khadi
and charkha for their source of income. What kind of emo ons they share with it? Are they
happywithwhat theyare doing.
Ÿ Iwant to narrate a storywhich has avoice of peoplewho are s ll connected which charkha, a
story which starts with the co on produc on in farm to the Kurta which we buy in the
market. I see it as a small child which is born in farm, receive all nourishment required for
growth, get converted into thread bycharkha and finallyinto Kurta.

6. Ÿ Phase 1 Visit mahatma gandhi ashram, fetch as much informa on through
interviews as I can. Contact people who are related to khadi and charkha.
Howbusiness is done ofkhadi and manufacturing ofcharkha.
Ÿ Phase 2 Consolidate all the informa on by photograph and develop the
understanding ofit.
Ÿ Phase 3 Try to narrate a story from whatever understanding I will get and
check the understandingwith insights.
Ÿ Phase 4 Working on final presenta on and make a body of work in the
format ofbook.
Methodology
Objec ve
Ÿ To Knowabout Charkha’s contribu on forcityand currant posi on
Ÿ Peoplewho are s ll connectedwith charkha & theirthoughts
Ÿ Charkha s ll exists ornot
Ÿ Evolu on ofcharkha
Ÿ Hand skills - training
Ÿ Process ofmaking khadi
Because these ideas and stories has been difficult to realize or appreciate those
thingswithout knowing it.
Ÿ To let people know the value of charkha in this era as it is not just a hobby but it is a
honorable occupa on.

7. Limita ons and Future scope
Ÿ My project is limited into the are of Ahmedabad city.
Ÿ I would love to con nue this project to inspire today’s genera on
to spin charkha through the book which I made.
Ÿ Having sell my book and postcards, I am inspiring people to make
them self or to make our na on self reliance.
Summary
Ÿ The more people spin charkha the more they help each
other.
Ÿ We may not be aware but charkha s ll exists. There are so
many villagers who are s ll earning their bread with the
help ofcharkha.
Ÿ Today spinning charkha is not just a hobby but it is an
honorable occupa on.
Ÿ We can say that charkha is s ll contribu ng to our city as it
was earlier.
Ÿ Outcome : Display& book

8. Bibliography
Ÿ h p://www.charkhafiberbook.com/history.html
Ÿ h p://gaatha.com/charkha-making-process/
Ÿ h p://csm-fanaa.blogspot.in/2010/06/spinning-charkha.html
Ÿ h p://www.khadigujarat.in/khadi.html#
Ÿ h p://www.chandrakantalrks.org/khadi/Foreward.html
Ÿ h p://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-12-16/The-silk-route-to-
Ahimsa--193306
Ÿ h p://www.thealterna ve.in/lifestyle/khadi-the-fabric-of-indias-freedom-
and-revolu on/
Ÿ Books at KMC Gandhinagar :
Ÿ Title : Khadi, Gandhi, M.K., Call Number, 923.254 GAN, Author Gandhi,
M.K., Publica on, Ahmedabad : Navajivan Publishing, 1995
Ÿ Title : Khadi - Gandhi's mega symbol of subversion / Peter Gonsalves, Call
Number 391.00954 GON Author, Gonsalves, Peter, Publica on, Thousand
Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publica ons, c2012.

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At Sabarma ashram
Tes ng Lab
Experimen ng on charkha to develop its new
advanced model. They have also developed
solar charkha and right now they are working
on ‘umber’ charkha which has 16 spindles.
Gandhiji spun every day for 1 hr. beginning
usually at 4. In 1918 Mahatma Gandhi
opened his movement for Khadi as a relief
programme for the poor masses living in
India’s villages. Spinning and weaving was
elevated to an ideology for self-reliance and
self-governance.
Khadi prayog sami
Khadi saranjam karyalaya
Prayog Sami is keen regarding the
development of charkha. They have
a lab to test fabrics and threads.
Manufacturing charkha according to
goverment order .
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Gujarat Vidyapith was founded by Mahatma
Gandhi on 18th October, 1920.
Everyday a er prayer students have been
spinning ‘pe ’ charkha as a tribute to
Gandhian thoughts.
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Family near Sabarma ashram who specially came to make charkha from
their village in Surendranagar.
And today they are ge ng lots of order for miniature charkha.
Family near Sabarma ashram who are in the handloom business
and selling khadi, too.
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