Khetikhan, a picturesque village nestled in the Uttarakhand hills at an impressive altitude of 1815 meters, offers breathtaking vistas of the snow-capped Himalayas and expansive pine forests. Traditionally, the village thrived on cattle rearing and agriculture, but challenges like climate change, erratic rainfall, and wild boar disturbances have hindered their progress. Also, the abundance of pine needles in the […]
Neha Kabra
Neha Kabra, designer-founder for label Maati, grew up in a joint family, learnt to share, saw the lineage of passing on, sharing the belief that nothing should go to waste. These habits became the centre of her label. With an urge to create something big, she now creates them with utmost care towards the human body […]
SHOP LOCAL – SPEND LOCAL – ENJOY LOCAL
The mindset of free India should be ‘vocal for local’. We should appreciate our local products. If we do not do this, then our products will not get the opportunity to do better and will not get encouraged.” – Narendra Modi The novel coronavirus pandemic has evolved and reshaped almost everything around us. As the […]
Nugu Handmade – Sonali Sharma
When the entire world is steering towards building a more resilient, sustainable, and reliable ecosystem, we are realizing the significance of localization in helping us achieve this goal. With a similar goal in mind, Sonali Sharma – a social entrepreneur, built ‘Nugu Handmade’ with her partner, Sumanth Sampath – a ceramic artist. Sonali spent the […]
Meenakshi Walke
“Women shine from within like they have an inner light in them when given an opportunity” Meenakshi says Meenakshi Walke. One such woman who shined like a star when she got a chance to showcase her work is Meenakshi. She was born near a brick kiln, a small village of Savargaon in Nagbhir tahsil. She […]
Mansi Gupta
With a strong aura to her name, determination and talent being a few remarkable traits, Mansi is the co-founder of the lifestyle brand ‘Tjori’ founded in January 2013 in India. She created this brand with the idea of promoting the traditional Indian handicrafts with the touch of modernism to get global recognition. A plan built […]
Adah by Leesha
Adah is a product of love; a love for weaves, prints and dyes; a love for fabric and a love for the people who make it. Adah believes that to truly love a piece of clothing means to utilize every inch of it, to empower those who spent time crafting it and to honour the […]
LOZANO R. HUMTSOE
Nungshiba Handicrafts started in the year 2014 but I actually got involved with it deeply after my sister’s untimely demise in the year 2017. Based out of Dimapur, Nagaland, it is an all-girls team from all strata of society that makes beautiful tribal dolls, hand-made hair accessories and gift items. Our dolls are specially made […]