Contents: Foreword/Andreas Reinhart. Reflections on Khadi/Asha Sarabhai. From a different cloth/Rudrangshu Mukherjee. Khadi – the thread of inner silence/Rta Kapur-Chishti. Photo essay/Manuel Bauer/Lookat. Hand-spun and hand-woven : cotton Khadi in the new millennium/Rahul Jain. 1. Introduction. 2. Cotton Species and cultivation : A. Cotton cultivation in India. B. Cotton varieties in India. 3. The structure and properties of cotton fibre : A. Chemical composition. B. Molecular structure. C. Physical structure and properties. 4. Pre-spinning and spinning processes : A. Cotton picking. B. Ginning and baling. C. Carding. D. Drawing, combing, roving. E. Spinning. 5. Weaving and finishing processes. 6. Special cotton for Khadi. 7. A future for cotton Khadi. Concordance list. Shanti Sutra.