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.

A Day in the Life of Darshana Hemade

Embroidery artisan at Ranphul Mahila Mandal Darshana lives in Dahisar with her husband Denesh, a rickshaw driver, ...

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Living Our Values

For over 30 years MarketPlace has been enabling women artisans to improve their lives not just in terms of economics,...

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Starting a New Cooperative

Organizing a women's cooperative in a new location in India is not as simple as placing a want ad and waiting for peo...

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Ranphul Mahila Mandal: Flowers in the Country

Away from the congestion and bustle of Mumbai's slums lies an area full of fields of blooming flowers. Behind this p...

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What I've Taught My Children So Far...

Inspiring the next generation of children is a big part of our mission and very important to the women of MarketPlace...

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One Stone, Many Ripples

MarketPlace has been experiencing a good phase with growing sales, exciting designs and an increase in the number of ...

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