Threads of Community Blog
Blogs that weave together artisan stories, cultural heritage, sustainability, and customer connections, showing how each handmade piece ties people, tradition, and care into a shared global fabric.
Power of the Human Spirit - 2
Shelter-in-place has been challenging for people all over the world. In India you hear heartbreaking stories of isola...
Power of the Human Spirit - 1
Shelter-in-place has been challenging for people all over the world. In India you hear heartbreaking stories of isola...
A Message from India
India then and now: Top Image: People desperate to leave Bombay (as It was then called) during the plague of 1896. B...
Women's Day 2020
Lavina Mistik - Ekta Cooperative"I think a woman as a mother has the ability to love unconditionally. My son has...
Indicators for Success
Pride and Independence Dignity not Charity has been our philosophy from the very beginning. We wanted to distinguish ...
Aloo Tikki
One of the things that Indians can't do without is "chaat." Chaat is usually a sweet, spicy and sour snack. There are...
Artisans Glow with Success
SMM members since 2015: (left to right) Sushma Raut, Sampada Devil, Nilima Matre, Rita Singh Artisans glow with th...
Dahi Wada: A Cooling Snack or Side Dish
Ingredients: 1½ cup Urad Dal (husked and split black gram) 2 1½ cups cooking oil 2 cups plain yogurt, stirred...