Buy these beautiful eco-friendly products handcrafted by two self-help groups: the Thendral Magalir Kootamaipu (TMK) and the Kanamalai Integrated Tribal Women Development Society (KIDS). There are table mats, tea trays, fruit baskets, paper bins, lunch bags and lots more all deftly woven by tribal and scheduled caste women of Padavedu, a remote village in the Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu.
The two SHGs are being given all support by the Srinivasan Services Trust, set up by Sundaram Clayton Ltd and TVS Motor Company Ltd. Contact: TVS Site Office, Opposite Indian Bank Padavedu, Thiruvannamalai district,Tamil Nadu 606 905
Ph: 04181 248279/248246
E-mail: sst@scl.co.in sponvaithy@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.tvssst.org__________________________________________________________________________________
Devotion
Devotion offers an incredible range of exquisitely hand embroidered garments and household linen rafted by rural women. This project is the Arpana Trust’s endeavour to empower women. We have beautiful and embroidered bed covers, bed sheets, table cloths, towels, baby dresses, night wear, kurtas and lots more all lovingly made by rural women.
Rs 1,655
Do come and shop at:
Devotion, Arpana Community Welfare Centre,
NS-5, Street F-9, Munirka Marg (Next to MTNL), Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi 110 057 Tel: (011) 2615 1136, Fax: (011) 2615 4974
E-mail: devotion@arpana.org, Website: www.arpana.org
Contact: Neeta Tandon, Tel: 9871284847____________________________________________________________________________________
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