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The peacocks of Yeola
... keeping alive a centuries-old legacy, while innovating to keep pace with changing tastes.
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The dyers of Kotpad
Kotpad brick reds are among the most beautiful organically dyed reds in Indian handlooms
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Where children Defy odds to make a future
After a few months, I can hand over the responsibility of the space to the locals who take ownership of everything, including the financials.
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मालधारियों से सीखना होगा (in Hindi)
आज जलवायु बदलाव के दौर में परंपरागत ज्ञान टिकाऊ विकास के लिए जरूरी हो गया है। इसमें मालधारियों की जीवनशैली मार्गदर्शक बन सकती है।
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Weaving Threads of Art & Identity: A Kachchh Experience
Preservation of traditional arts is deeply interlinked with preservation of identity and culture in the Kachchh.
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Khadi Production in India: A Way Forward to Green Economy?
Ecological economists like Tim Jackson, Peter Victor, and others talk about prosperity without growth and highlight the need for greening the economy on a community scale.
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કપાસ પહેલાનો, ફેરવણાટ અત્યારનું (in Gujarati)
કચ્છમાં નૈસર્ગિક રીતે ઊગતા અને સદીઓથી પર્યાવરણને જાળવતા એક પ્રકારના કપાસના પુનરુત્થાનની કથા
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Reweaving an Old World cotton
The story of weaving again with a variety of cotton that is suited to the local environment, organic and has been grown in Kachchh for centuries.
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Panika fabric for Mumbai
A student who linked handloom fabric produced by Panika tribal weavers to the Mumbai market, interviewed here.