Warli, Gond, Kalamkari, Pattachitra, Tanjore… The list of India’s magnificent art forms is endless. Today we introduce you to Shamli Das, creative entrepreneur from Bangalore who is determined to make Madhubani – another ancient Indian art form- sustain through her brand Tamarind Tree. A qualified Chartered Accountant by profession, Shamli started Tamarind Tree four years…
The Memory Keeper
What comes to your mind when you hear the words ‘photo album’? A heavy book meant to hold photographs, right? Obviously, without the photos an album is just a boring heavy book. Right? And who would browse through an empty photo album? Right? Right? No, wrong! Not if you’ve seen what Manu Gupta from Ghaziabad,…
Are you pricing your product right?
At the end of my jewelry making workshops, I usually offered coffee and snacks to participants. This is the time when we did not talk about tools and techniques but about other tricks of the trade. One topic that often came up was pricing products. These eager participants who learned the art of making jewelry,…
Yellow Yellow Cheery Fellow!
I love Lanterns, Marmalade, Sunflowers and Van Gogh! I am a sucker for Yellow We interviewed Divya Thallap whose love for illustration, graphic design and mixed media prompted her to start her very own brand of handmade gifts, Yelling Yellow. A graduate in Fine Arts from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Divya has been practicing art and…
Strengthening The Dorr Of Friendship With Style
In this post, our contributor Harish Panchabhai writes about two friends and their journey together in entrepreneurship. ——————————————————————– Starting a new venture is exciting, but starting a creative venture with your best friend is a journey everyone wishes to undertake. However only few actually do. One such talented duo that I recently came across is…
Kaagitham – bringing paper to life
“Today isn’t just another day. Today I’ll create something beautiful”, above the daily odds of life these pinnacles aspire. While art has no universal meaning, there is general consensus that art is the conscious creation of something beautiful or meaningful using skill and imagination. And that is exactly what Janani does with her handmade paper…
Introducing ‘She Who Knits’ Gorgeous Stuff
In her first post, our contributor Sonam Kukreja writes about artist and knitting enthusiast Madhu Mehra of ‘She Who Knits’. “Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit either.” – Elizabeth Zimmerman. I have memories of my grandmother knitting sweaters and beautiful woolen stoles for me overcome the harsh…
Pottery, Spirituality And SRK Rolled Into One At CrackPot
Yes, you heard it right. This story is about the woman who adds quirkiness to handmade ceramic items with lines inspired by Shahrukh Khan’s movies. Want a beer mug that says “Kabhi Beer, Kabhi Rum”, CrackPot has it! Leaving a well settled job, and finding a new love, is what Anubha Bellani decided to do…
Going Handwritten in the World of Printers with The Indian Handwritten Letter Co.
There is something intuitive about handwritten words. Those slants and those curves have something so magical in them that you’re nothing less than mesmerized. If anyone I come across has a beautiful handwriting, I instantly respect that person, partly because of lack of my own skills. I love good handwriting but don’t have one! Here,…
Do You Track The Growth Of Your Business?
This is the third post in the #HustleMax series by Soham Sabnis, in which he talks about the importance of tracking the growth of your business using an easy business tracker tool. “How’s your business doing?” The one question that stumps most small business owners. Just saying ‘great’ isn’t enough. Unless you have enough data…
Don’t be a buyer, be a DIY-er
Anchal Gupta is a known name to all those who admire and are interested in making their very own handmade products. Her workshops have received a great response in Pune. Only few months since its inception, Anchal’s startup “The DIYers” has touched many hearts and given the creative freedom to a lot of people. I…
Because Ideas Are Sh!t
This post is part of The #HustleMax Series By Soham Sabnis You have an idea? Great! You dream of starting up your own business someday. Awesome! But let me tell you- an idea is worthless, unless you execute it. So stop dreaming, speculating and brainstorming. Start doing it. Here is my attempt to shake you…
The Handmade Co. 