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Partho Burman

Dipali Mura with her handcrafted ecofriendly Sabai grass productsEnterprise

Married at 17, how this tribal woman fought poverty to set up a profitable Sabai grass home business

Soon after Dipali Mura’s second child was born, she enrolled in a Sabai grass training programme, hoping to help her husband financially. Today, her home business generates Rs10 lakh annually from the sale of eco-friendly Sabai grass products across India

By Partho Burman
Feb 03, 2025 00:07 IST 4 Min read
Priest Kashiswar Roy Chowdhuri at the Chitteswari Durga temple in North Kolkata. Pic: Partho BurmanSociety
Started by a dacoit in the 16th century, Chitteswari Durga Puja continues even today
By Partho Burman
Oct 04, 2024 00:05 IST 5 Min read
Lepcha Jordan collecting bamboo (left) and weaving a hat (right)Art & Culture
How this Sikkim man handcrafted the revival of centuries-old Lepcha bamboo hats
By Partho Burman
Sep 16, 2024 00:10 IST 5 Min read
Subuhi Naaz at one of her fish ponds in Sindhora, 30 km from VaranasiFarming
Single mom starts fish farming at 47; clocks Rs45 lakh annual turnover
By Partho Burman
Aug 05, 2024 00:03 IST 5 Min read
Adwait Kulkarni at his food processing plant in Kumarghat, TripuraEnterprise
How this Kolhapur engineer built a Rs 1.5-crore pineapple and corn processing business in Tripura
By Partho Burman
Jul 08, 2024 17:13 IST 5 Min read
Sandeep Pandey, founder of HimFlaEnterprise
How this engineer built Rs 1.5 crore business of flavoured salts in the Himalayas
By Partho Burman
May 15, 2024 00:19 IST 6 Min read
NGO Vihaan provides girls with dignified livelihood opportunities Society
How girls in Kolkata’s red-light districts are moving towards a bright future
By Partho Burman
May 03, 2024 23:17 IST 6 Min read
Ananya Paul Dodmani at a TribalConnect study centre Enterprise
This Assam activist is transforming the lives of tribal people through education and empowerment
By Partho Burman
Mar 08, 2024 13:17 IST 9 Min read
Climate change devastates women’s reproductive health in SundarbansEnvironment
Climate change devastates women’s reproductive health in Sundarbans
By Partho Burman
Jan 05, 2024 14:10 IST 4 Min read
Five environmental entrepreneurs making money sustainablyEnterprise
Five environmental entrepreneurs making money sustainably
By Partho Burman & Bilal Khan
Dec 29, 2023 00:03 IST 4 Min read
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