The record for making the smallest replica of a working charkha in gold was set by Prasanna Chandrakant Shet (born on May 5, 1992) of Honavar, Karnataka. The replica, having a width of 0.8 cm and a height of 0.5 cm, was created using thin gold foil and thread, in 45 minutes only, on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The record stands confirmed on October 31, 2019.