BORIS LEARNS TO SPIN GANDHI’S CHARKHA IN HIS INDIA VISIT : know more
Ahmedabad (The quiver) : On Thursday Morning British prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on a two day trip. He was welcomed by troupes playing and traditional Gujarati music and dances performance , he took part in a four-km roadshow to his hotel in the city. After arriving he visited the Sabarmati Ashram and learnt how to spin Mahatma Gandhi’s famous charkha. The video shared by news agency ANI showed Johnson seated in front of the spinning wheel and two women were guiding him through the process.
“It is an immense privilege to come to the ashram of this extraordinary man, and to understand how he mobilised such simple principles of truth and non-violence to change the world for the better,” Johnson wrote in the visitor’s book.
The United Kingdom PM will also get gifts from the ashram, including a copy of ‘The Spirit’s Pilgrimage’ by Madeleine Slade (or Mirabehn) – a British supporter of Indian independence and a disciple of Gandhi. He will also get a copy of ‘Guide to London’, one of the first books Gandhi wrote .
Johnson’s visit will aim to strengthen bilateral ties, especially in the areas of defence and security, and trade. He will be holding discussions on Russia’s war on Ukraine with prime minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday. However no discussions will be continued on India’s neutral position in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as revealed by the officials.
