Rentio is a Gujarati word and means Charkha in Hindi
and spinning wheel in English. It is interesting to know how
the word Rentio was selected as a brand name, during nineteen
thirties, when brand names were not even prevalent, for products,
such as Tuver Dal.
One
of the elder brothers of the family, was fully involved
in the freedom movement of nineteen twenties onward. His
name was Gordhandas Chokhawala. He worked with Mahatma Gandhi
and later become the President of Surat municipality and
was the first Mayor of Surat Municipal Corporation, and
later Education Minister in Gujarat ministry.
The
family was involved in the national freedom movement and
spinning for Khadi (cloth) on a spinning wheel was a daily
ritual for all the brothers and other members of the family
as the followers of Mahatma. So when the question of selecting
a brand for the product cropped up, it was unanimously decided
that RENTIO should be the brand name.
