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Dipali Mura with her handcrafted ecofriendly Sabai grass products

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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 logo

4 Min read

Aravind Thippanaik’

This IIM-Bangalore MBA makes sculptures to create empathy towards animals

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Jan 12, 2025 00:02 IST logo

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A tribal woman drinking from a Tumba (left), fresh gourd (right, above) and bowls made from gourd (below)

Odisha’s tribal craft Tumba gets a makeover as gourds turn into lamps, bowls, jewellery and more

By Niroj Ranjan Misra

Jul 19, 2024 00:10 IST logo

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Payal Nath, founder, Kadam Haat with some products

How Payal Nath built a Rs 2 crore ecofriendly products business with grass; empowers artisans

By Aruna Raghuram

Jan 12, 2024 23:27 IST logo

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Bidriwork artisan Mohammad Mohsin at work

Bidri: The metal craft creating magic in black and silver for over 500 years

By Aruna Raghuram

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