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The Shared Thread Newsletter - Vol 5
September 27th, 2025 I've been reflecting recently on the beginnings of MarketPlace. It's hard to believe how far back it goes—we first started...
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When Fashion Meets Bureaucracy: Our Journey Through Tariffs & Quotas - Vol 5
September 27th, 2025 Duties and tariffs are making headlines these days, but truth be told, they've always been part of our story. From the very...
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Sowing Peace: My Journey with MarketPlace Handwork of India - Vol 5
September 27th, 2025 When I look back on the earliest days of MarketPlace: Handwork of India, gratitude rises to the surface. I was there at the beginning,...
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Greetings From Mumbai, & The Start Of Spring '26 Designing! - Vol 5
September 27th, 2025 In the US, you are gearing up for Fall, maybe pulling out your fall boots, browsing your new MarketPlace India catalog to find exciting...
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The Shared Thread Newsletter - Vol 4
August 28th, 2025 We're so excited to receive your messages and stories for the artisans. After spending so much time crafting each piece, they rarely...
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Ganesh Chaturthi: A Festival of New Beginnings - Vol 4
August 28th, 2025 Festivals are a joyful and meaningful part of life at MarketPlace. They offer artisans a chance to come together—regardless of...
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A New Look, A New Confidence - Vol 4
August 28th, 2025 Traditionally, girls in India begin wearing a sari at puberty, and for generations it was considered the only proper attire for women....
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Sustainability Isn't a Trend—It's Our Practice - Vol 4
August 28th, 2025 At MarketPlace, sustainability has never been a trend—it's been part of our foundation from the very beginning. We've always...
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The Shared Thread Newsletter - Vol 3
July 26th, 2025 When I first came to the U.S. from Mumbai, for my master's program back in 1978, I was absolutely dazzled on that first drive from the...
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No Caps. No Gowns. Just Quiet Pride—and Big Dreams. - Vol 3
July 26th, 2025 Graduation in India doesn't come with much fanfare—no caps tossed in the air, no long ceremonies. Often, it's just quietly...
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Preparing for School with Pride - Vol 3
July 26th, 2025 School in India is no small thing. The system, rooted in the British model, places a strong emphasis on end-of-year exams—so...
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A Love Letter To 70F-01 - Vol 3
July 26th, 2025 Summer and Stripes!
People ask me all the time if I wear the clothes we make at MarketPlace and my answer is always YES! We work...
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The Shared Thread Newsletter - Vol 2
June 23rd, 2025 Welcome to Volume 2 of the MarketPlace India Newsletter. We were so moved by the responses to our last magazine —many of you...
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Weathering the Storm: Life and Work During Mumbai's Monsoon - Vol 2
June 23rd, 2025 Monsoons in Mumbai are no joke! The torrential downpours can last for days, with brief dry spells in between. But don't expect a...
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Bookmarks of Love: Small Gestures, Big Impact - Vol 2
June 23rd, 2025 The women artisans are fully committed to educating their children, often making big sacrifices to keep them in school. Many of the...
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Mission by Design - Vol 2
June 23rd, 2025 Our mission to empower women is why MarketPlace India exists, and it is embedded in everything we do. Employment, business development,...
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The Shared Thread Newsletter - Vol 1
May 30th, 2025 Back in the late '90s, we started something called Global Dialog. The concept was simple: the artisans chose questions they were...
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Home Again, But Not the Same - Vol 1
May 30th, 2025
April is a tense month for students—Final Exams mark the end of the school year, and the pressure is intense. While tests...
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