Charkha, `Dear Forgotten Friend' of widows: reading the erasures of a symbol
By: Jha, Sadan.
Material type:
ArticlePublisher: 2004Description: p.3113-120.Subject(s): Widows | Decentralization | Gandhi, M.K
In:
Economic and Political WeeklySummary: In Gandhian discourse, the charkha signifies `decentralisation against centralised production', `the sole remedy' for the dwindling handloom industry and the traditional sector in general. However, away from this, images of this popular symbol, and Gandhian `swaraj' acquired various shapes in the domain of political culture. The attempt here is to write a history of the spinning wheel with reference to strategies of gender politics that went into the construction of this semiotic space. This reading of erasures of a popular Gandhian symbol contributes to an understanding of the different layers of the politics of disjuncture which operate at many levels. - Reproduced.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Articles
|
Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 39, Issue no: 28 | Available | AR61963 |
In Gandhian discourse, the charkha signifies `decentralisation against centralised production', `the sole remedy' for the dwindling handloom industry and the traditional sector in general. However, away from this, images of this popular symbol, and Gandhian `swaraj' acquired various shapes in the domain of political culture. The attempt here is to write a history of the spinning wheel with reference to strategies of gender politics that went into the construction of this semiotic space. This reading of erasures of a popular Gandhian symbol contributes to an understanding of the different layers of the politics of disjuncture which operate at many levels. - Reproduced.
There are no comments for this item.