At an art festival held recently in the city, we chanced upon an eco-friendly brand named Pasumai. Rows of brightly-coloured jewellery, accessories, and stationery caught our attention. The pocket-friendly products were all made of waste cloth featuring prints and designs. Ranging from 50 to a few hundreds, a customer had no reason to bargain with the two women at the stall. 

The women are trained by two art teachers from Shantiniketan, who are currently working at the school. Pouches, bags, file holders, earrings, anklets, necklaces are some of the items they make. Disposed clothes from tailoring units, garment factories and those donated from households are procured and used predominantly as the base. Rest of the raw materials are purchased from a supermarket. They earn a livelihood by putting up stalls during exhibitions at schools and at flea markets in the town.....Read more

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