Karmaar Crafts

Karmaar Crafts started as an intiative taken during the SBI Youth for India Fellowship. With an overwhelming response of the women, it grew into a network of artisans and formed a Social Enterprise. It empowers rural women of Odisha by creating an alternate source of Livelihood in Bamboo craft and designs. We use traditional weaving techniques to create modern designs.

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May all your troubles end this Dussehra! Sending you good wishes and peace. ❤️🙏🏼 #karmaarcrafts #dussehra #dussehra2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVCtpAjNzoS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Brothers and sisters, friends and family, Eid mubarak to you all. We at Karmaar pray that the Almighty makes all our lives better, beautiful and our struggles meaningful. We hope that this test of humankind ends soon ❤️ #eidmubarak #eid #eidmubarak2021 #karmaarcrafts https://www.instagram.com/p/CO2iMmgHIKw/?igshid=15mbui0s2d75q

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Did you know! There are over 1,500 species of Bamboo in the world. There are around 125 indigenous and 11 exotic species of Bamboo belonging to 23 genera are reportedly found in India. Bamboo is edible, most of them. A Panda’s diet is 99% made up of bamboo shoots, poles and leaves. Out of 1,500 species, Pandas only eat 42 species. #karmaarcrafts #bamboofacts #bamboo #bamboocraft #bamboomambu #panda #bamboospecies https://www.instagram.com/p/CLlbY5WHX1a/?igshid=10dgcl9cwj1nq

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“Educating girls isn’t just good for the girls, it’s good for all of us. The future of our world is only as bright as the future of our girls.” - Michelle Obama. #happynationalgirlchildday #karmaarcrafts #womensupportingwomen https://www.instagram.com/p/CKa-4IOHgr_/?igshid=cly83vjvdceb

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Meet Kavita Malik - the dreamer of Karmaar. Kavita didi and her husband work at the quarry to feed their family of six. She dreams to send both her kids to an English-medium school and wants them to work at the Forest Department that sometimes pauses their flow of income. She wishes to live in pakka house with a big porch where she can sit on a swing and drink her morning tea. #tribalcommunitiesofindia #tribalcommunitiesofnilagiri #moodisha #odishaclicks #odishatourism #odisha #odishatribes #karmaar #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #livelihoods #womenentrepreneurs #artisan #bambooartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CInvYxOnfk5/?igshid=1ap55agwjkh5p

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Karmaar was founded to empower women artisans of Rural India. Their art and hard work is often ignored and unappreciated. We share this small clip of one of our artisans, Tilotima Mohanto, carving a design. Every product is handcrafted by women of Karmaar. #karmaarcrafts #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #bamboo #bambooproducts #handcrafted #womenartisans https://www.instagram.com/p/CGErH46nTQY/?igshid=jtdh287e2id3

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We are so happy to share the first picture of the products made by our artisans post lockdown. Introducing bamboo gift baskets. We will also be launching e-commerce services this Diwali! #karmaarcrafts #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #womensupportingwomen #womeninspiringwomen #bambooproducts #bamboo https://www.instagram.com/p/CF34hc4H9zr/?igshid=oyo3kryips86

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Meet Dr @charveepatel, a dentist, a philanthropist, and an Aspirational District Fellow. After practicing as a Dentist in Delhi she signed up for the SBI Youth for India Fellowship. She worked with the mewari communities of Eral, Chittorgarh. She worked on hygiene and health awareness amongst women and adolescent girls. She not only arranged different activities for the community to participate in but also designed a self help booklet to practice hygiene. She documented her journey in short film with the villagers on menstrual hygiene management called “Gullak”, and created a page @daughter.dear that celebrates women. It provides a space to other women and young girls to speak their mind. She is currently working as an Aspirational District Fellow at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. During this Pandemic (COVID-19), she has helped, working beside the district collector, communities in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, with necessary medical supplies and food supplies. It is indeed true, not all heroes wear capes. To know more click on this link https://www.karmaarcrafts.com/women-supporting-women or visit our website https://www.karmaarcrafts.com/ #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #womensupportingwomen #womeninspiringwomen #womenempoweringwomen https://www.instagram.com/p/CBK_M3enUGG/?igshid=14btapkchfqww

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Meet @roohipatel , Research Consultant, SEWA Federation. When Roohi started her journey as an @sbi_yfi fellow with @gramvikasodisha she met a group of tribal women who were making artisanal soaps for a living called @angaisoap. These women were struggling and were facing challenges to keep the business running but their willingness to continue learning became her source of encouragement. Having an entrepreneurial experience, she helped these women to scale up their production, how to market their products, how to maintain the quality of the product. She helped these women gain the confidence they lacked and this led them to realise that their stories are worth telling, their work is a beauty which the world should know. #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #angaisoap #womeninspiringwomen #womenempoweringwomen #womenownedbusiness https://www.instagram.com/p/B_W5KUdHA1G/?igshid=17ktmh9dwol5r

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Meet @its_just_sharu, a lawyer and a social worker. “What you seek is seeking you” - Rumi. Working at big law firms in Bangalore she always felt that her purpose in life is not what she is pursuing. After fighting the battles of a corporate world she started her journey of seeking her purpose. She signed up for the @sbi_yfi fellowship where she worked with rural tribes of Odisha. She trained and successfully established an enterprise that makes ragi chips. It gives the women an opportunity to work from home, take care of their families, and helps them take charge of their finances. Miss Menon now works as a Programme Associate at the Avantika Foundation that encourages women, and creates awareness programs about local self-governance. She is an inspiration to young girls who wish to go on a journey to seek themselves and their purpose. #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womensprogress2020 #womenindevelopment #lawyers #seek https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cE6cBHQpH/?igshid=1ivtofifu4pjd

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Meet @its_just_sharu, a lawyer and a social worker. “What you seek is seeking you” - Rumi. Working at big law firms in Bangalore she always felt that her purpose in life is not what she is pursuing. After fighting the battles of a corporate world she started her journey of seeking her purpose. She signed up for the @sbi_yfi fellowship where she worked with rural tribes of Odisha. She trained and successfully established an enterprise that makes ragi chips. It gives the women an opportunity to work from home, take care of their families, and helps them take charge of their finances. Miss Menon now works as a Programme Associate at the Avantika Foundation that encourages women, and creates awareness programs about local self-governance. She is an inspiration to young girls who wish to go on a journey to seek themselves and their purpose. #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womensprogress2020 #womenindevelopment #lawyers #seek https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cE6cBHQpH/?igshid=84jbabtrscxc

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The world has been hit with a pandemic COVID-19 that has flu-like symptoms. Doctors and Scientists around the world have requested to follow basic protective measures against virus. The first basic measure is to regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand rub that will kill the viruses that may be on your hands. #karmaarcrafts #weareinthistogether #fightcovid19 #covid_19 #pandemic #WHOinstructions #stayhome #staysafe #washyourhands https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UdxeMnrua/?igshid=1209wa5yn6h24

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The world has been hit with a pandemic COVID-19 that has flu-like symptoms. Doctors and Scientists around the world have requested to follow basic protective measures against virus. The first basic measure is to regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water or with an alcohol-based hand rub that will kill the viruses that may be on your hands. #karmaarcrafts #weareinthistogether #fightcovid19 #covid_19 #pandemic #WHOinstructions #stayhome #staysafe #washyourhands https://www.instagram.com/p/B-UdxeMnrua/?igshid=1xw9cgia6gpui

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Meet @kirti_parijat_vyas, Lecturer at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune. Aristotle once said, “Those who educate children well are more to be honoured than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well”. Miss Kirti Vyas is one of those. We live in a country that adores and respects the love, kindness, and knowledge that we receive from our gurus (teachers). Her journey from witnessing acts of kindness of her Kindergarten teacher, to now teaching young girls to follow the same path of kindness has been nothing but inspiring. She helps young girls to believe in themselves and ignite a spark of change within their hearts to be the best versions of themselves. #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenwhoteach #womenlead #symbiosisinstituteoftechnology #womenintech #whoruntheworldgirls https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PIKOFHnr_/?igshid=llykm9cp752b

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Meet @ankita_anhad, Artistic Director of @anhaddance. A gold medalist in Mass Communication, specialised in Film Making (MIT Pune), and an A-level teacher at Bodhi International School, Jodhpur, teaching film making to media students. Taught and trained in The Kathak Dance form by the country’s greatest, @abhinavadance and Daksha Sheth dance company. She founded @anhaddance in 2019 with a vision to create a hub of cultural activities under one roof. The institute offers varied dance programs with a greater emphasis on Kathak. An artist herself, she is trying to develop creative passions in young girls to help them explore new things. She is an inspiration to these young girls and believes that women have the power to choose their path towards happiness and success. She has lit the lamp of hope and faith and enjoys the dance of lighting along the young girls. #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #artist #womenwholeadwomen #womenentrepreneurs #kathakdance #kathakdancer #danceteacher #filmaker #anhadinstituteofdance https://www.instagram.com/p/B-MMgJvHOWn/?igshid=1i3osa0nyq8h8

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The force is strong with this one ❤️ #home❤ (at Jodhpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KIbA9Hy4j_VQavquQxGRuiuYCEP40FCBP1t80/?igshid=jg8ifljouu38

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Meet @grushagracevictor, a certified yoga instructor, businesswoman, and now a Senior Project Officer, BAIF Development Research Foundation. Her stories have inspired people around her. She worked with the tribal inhabitants of Thane district, Maharashtra, and introduced the urban market to the rural life and working of the tribal women. She brought to the market indigenous beverages- herbal coffee and tea. As a working team of 33 women, they faced a lot of challenges but their power, strength, and courage is what kept them going! #karmaarcrafts #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #womenindevelopment #baifdevelopmentresearchfoundation #triballifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/B952v5lnC9r/?igshid=1e04jz2ubnnr9