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Lumos-499 by Uniworks Designs

by Team Conscious Carma
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A product that is Innovate in sustainability energy

In the current situation of COVID-19 when more and more people are spending time in indoor spaces which are becoming smaller by the day, having a natural source of good sunlight is the exception rather than the rule. Uniworks Design’s Lumos-499 can be the best option as a gift for this festive season as it is path-breaking in its approach to solving that problem. The device can harness the solar power of the sun and can bring in natural sunlight in indoor spaces. The product itself is extremely handy and can be controlled wirelessly. A weight of 450 gms makes it very easy to move. It does not even need any external source of power supply as it is self-sustainable. The best part, however, is its non-dependence on the sun’s position. Its reflection does not get affected by the sun’s position. It provides a stable natural light irrespective of the sun’s position. Even inside the home its position can be controlled wirelessly making it very easy to use.

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Saluting the Awakened Soul Martyr Captain Ashutosh Kumar

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

Martyr Captain Ashutosh Kumar, 25, of Indian Army’s 18 Madras Regiment was martyred in a fierce exchange of fire with terrorists near LoC in J&K’s Kupwara sector on Nov 8th 2020. He gunned down two militants before being hit by bullets.

A bachelor, he leaves behind his parents and two sisters. “I am sad I have lost my son at a young age, but I am proud that he sacrificed his life for the nation. And that’s what he was trained for,” said the proud father of the young martyr.

One of his juniors at school said that he was a brilliant student who could have easily cracked NEET or JEE, but his patriotism and love for the motherland made him join NDA.

We salute the awakened soul and feel proud at the same time, of the patriotic spirit of our citizens.

A Tribute to Our Martyrs
We both left home at 18. You cleared JEE,
 I got recommended You got IIT,
 I got NDA You pursued your degree,
 I had the toughest training Your day started at 7 and ended at 5,
 Mine started at 4 till 9 Some nights also included.
You had your convocation ceremony, I had my POP
martyr captain ashutosh kumar in uniform and in civil dress
Best company took you and Best package was awarded, I was ordered to join my Paltan with 2 stars piped on my shoulders
You got a job, I got a way of life.
Every eve you got to see your family,
I just wished I got to see my parents soon

You celebrated festivals with lights and music,
I celebrated with my comrade in bunkers.
We both married,
Your wife got to see you every day,
My wife just wished I was alive
You were sent to business trips,
I was sent on line of control.
We both returned
Both wives couldn’t control their tears, but
You wiped hers, I couldn’t
Because I was lying in the coffin,
With medals on my chest and
Coffin wrapped with tricolour,
My way of life ended, Your continued
We both left home at 18

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Sustainable Products to Help you Go Green

by Team Conscious Carma
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3BO – INDIA’S FIRST FACE MASK THAT PROVIDES TRIBOELECTRIC ANTIVIRAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROTECTION

3bO is India’s first face mask that uses CeNSTech™ – a
patented technology of CeNS, a Govt of India, Dept of
Science & Technology Lab, which provides antiviral and antibacterial protection. Designed and developed by the scientists at CeNS (The Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences), 3bO is the only mask based on triboelectricity. The mask is being manufactured and marketed by Camellia Clothing, a three-decade-old clothing company based in Bangalore, under an exclusive global license from CeNS.

3bO masks use the concept of Triboelectricity to give the masks enhanced Electrostatic Filtration, and aid
Electrostatic Viral deactivation, over and above the
mechanical filtration. Live viral filtration results have
shown 90% live viral filtration in 3bO masks compared to
56% filtration in highly ranked chemically coated masks.
The inner layers of 3bO mask, continuously generate a
triboelectric charge, through the natural airflow of breath
and speech.

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Consciousness of the Soul

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

Garbh Upanishad – The treatise on conception and growth of a child in the
mother’s womb

yan flows from Guru to shishya, there is no book or kriya or mantra that can replace a Guru. It is the Guru-shishya parampara that has bestowed Bharatvarsha with the reservoirs of Gyan (knowledge) in the form of Upanishads. In fact, the term ‘upanishad’ translates as ‘sitting near the Guru’ and is formed from two words – ‘upa’ that is ‘near’, and ‘nishad’ which means ‘to sit’.

Just sitting in the company of Guru can reveal truths so profound and deep that even till date many parts of the Upanishads are yet to be explored by modern scientists. Garbha Upanishad, the treatise on conception and growth of a child in the mother’s womb, is one such example.

Given at least 4000 years ago by Rishi Pippalaada, the Garbha Upanishad details how conception takes place, factors that determine gender and traits of the baby, the environment inside the womb, the stages in the development of the embryo and what it goes through…It might come as a surprise but in the womb itself, the being starts making promises…and forgets them the moment it is out of the womb. In the absence of a Guru, the being is unable to fulfil the promise in its lifetime and before it knows, it is making another promise, this time in an ICU to improve in its next birth and the body disintegrates. Once again it takes shelter in another womb, repeating its promise and forgetting to keep it, the cycle goes on…

I have detailed below the journey of the spirit from the womb to the world as given in Garbha
Upanishad as a reminder of the promise each one of you made…and as a wakeup call, to find a
Guru who can put you on the reverse journey, lest you waste this birth as well.

The five-fold body comprises of the earth that sustains, water that consolidates, fire that illuminates, air that brings in motion and ether that lends space. The five sense organs help perceive the physical creation, the genitals are for pleasure and Apana for elimination, intellect helps understand, mind helps to think and words are used to speak. This body is supported by six rasas (tastes), associated with six Gunas (qualities), consists of seven dhatus (tissues), three malas (wastes), two yonis and is nourished by four ahaars (foods). The proper combination of gunas give rise to six rasas from which blood is created. From blood, flesh, then fat, bones, marrow and semen. The combination of semen and blood, the human embryo is formed.

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Fashion Weeks in India
Celebrating Sustainable Fashion

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

Sustainable fashion trend is becoming more prominent in Fashion Weeks in India.

A Glimpse: The first-ever digital and season fluid edition of the Lakme Fashion Week 2020
(LFW) (21-25 Oct’20)

Every season, the platform takes pride in honouring indigenous crafts and bringing artisans to the fore through strong and powerful initiatives and programmes. Sustainable Fashion Day has reserved a permanent spot on the Fashion week’s biannual schedule. This season, as Lakmé Fashion Week embraced its first-ever season-fluid, virtual edition, the platform dedicated the first two days of the event to sustainability – the need of the hour for the fashion industry. There were thought-provoking conversations, highlighting the rich heritage of Indian textiles, intriguing showcases and never seen before collaborations.

Dhatu Design Studio (Anmol Sharma), ¬MISHÉ (Bhumika &Minakshi Ahluwalia) and The Loom Art (Aarushi Kilawat) made their debut on Day 1 of Sustainable Fashion Day. All three designers have sustainability at the core of their design principles, where they work with natural fabrics, make conscious patterns to reduce waste and supports crafts, respectively. Designer Gaurang Shah’s presentation of “Taramati” a recreation for the exquisite heritage line of hand-woven sari ensembles from the Golconda era.

All About India-a curated showcase of 6 designers (Abraham & Thakore, Rajesh Pratap Singh for Satya Paul, Anavila, Suket Dhir, Payal Khandwala & Urvashi Kaur) by IMG Reliance was an attempt to revive and sustain craftsmen adept in block prints, Ikat, Katwa and linen weaving, brocade, Jamdani and Shibori.

Sanjay Garg’s Raw Mango brought the colourful craft of Rajasthan to centre stage. He included new techniques-bandhej and the region’s metallic gota. Designer Amit Wadhwa presented its first-ever women’s wear collection by introducing handspun
handwoven saris in addition to their signature well crafted & constructed silhouettes for men. Kaveri’s festive collection was inspired by the textiles that kept her warm throughout the uncertainties of the lockdown.

Lakmé Fashion Week joined hands with Fashion Open Studio to spotlight stories from the studios of designer label – 11.11/eleven. Designers Shani Himanshu & Mia Morikawa curated an equitable supply chain network of climate beneficial
indigenous plant and animal-based – nonviole
desi yarn for knitters and weavers.

Designer Hemang Agrawal showcased his Tatva collection representing the harmony between 12
elements of the universe. Inspired by the Japanese concept of Godai, the collection was created from Japanese sustainable fibre Bemberg, for which Agrawal collaborated with Japan’s Asahi
Kasei.Pankaj & Nidhi collaborated with R | ELAN ™, where the designer duo used sustainable fabrics such as Green Gold, made 100% out of recycled plastic PET bottles which have a hand-feel as luxurious as silk.

Péro’s Spring-Summer 2021 was a subtle take on Japanese street style culture of Harajuku Fashion. Aneeth Arora used a variety of striped hand- woven fabrics from different regions of India including ‘mashru’ a traditional textile from Gujarat, gabardine and taffeta silks from the south of India and transparent and lightweight stripes woven in Banaras.

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EconomyInnovations

KVIC Appoints Design and Fashion Icon Sunil Sethi, as Advisor

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed Mr Sunil Sethi as its advisor. He is a leading personality in the Indian fashion industry. Sethi will advise the Commission on latest design interventions in the readymade garments segment as well as the promotion of Khadi in India and abroad.

Mr Sethi has over four decades of experience in global merchandising. Here he has contributed significantly to the growth of Indian handicrafts, design and the textile industry, through many innovative and successful initiatives. As Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India, Sethi has been working to take the Indian fashion industry global. 400 designers represent the Fashion Design Council of India.

Sustainable growth of Khadi in the fashion industry

“Sustainable growth of Khadi in the fashion industry, both locally and internationally, is the key idea behind the appointment. KVIC has already marked its advent on the global platform and from here on we must capitalize on every opportunity. Khadi artisans are capable of producing the finest quality and the most unique fabric in the world and with the newest design innovations, Khadi can be a favourite of a vast global consumer segment,” KVIC Chairman, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said.

Incidentally, this is also aligned with the clarion call of the Hon’ble Prime Minister – Local to Global and Vocal for Local – in the context of Indian manufacturing sector. The development assumes greater significance in wake of the growing buzz around Indian handcrafted products and the consumers increasingly becoming fashion oriented.

Before being appointed Advisor to the KVIC, Sethi has discharged advisory roles in various government bodies like the HHEC, National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, Ministry of Textile, Ministry of
Tourism and Ministry of Culture. He has also served as Member, Board of Governors, at the National
Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

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EconomyGlobal

BHUTAN: World’s only Carbon Negative Country

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

Bhutan has built Sustainability into
its National Identity

Bhutan, a country spanning approximately 14,800 square miles, is situated between India and China, which are major producers of carbon dioxide and yet, it has managed to achieve complete carbon neutrality in the past years. The World needs to learn from this small country which has its country’s mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.

With a small population of approximately 8,00,000 people, Bhutan is believed to be one of the greenest countries in the world, removing nearly three times as much CO2 as it produces. Bhutan provides a tangible example of a country seeking to balance care for the environment, preservation of culture and economic growth. Promising to remain carbon neutral into the future is something all nations can strive for “Our enlightened monarchs have worked tirelessly to develop our country, balancing economic growth carefully with social development,environmental sustainability, and cultural preservation, all within the framework of good governance,” Tshering Tobgay, Bhutan’s former Prime Minister said at a 2016 TED talk.

In fact, the Country developed its signature Gross National Happiness index based on four pillars: sustainable development, environmental protection, cultural preservation, and good governance. In a global society obsessed with economic measures, this model provides a revolutionary and holistic understanding of development. It recognises the importance of economic growth but asserts that it must not undermine the nation’s distinct culture or pristine environment.

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NOTHING AT THE EXPENSE OF ENVIRONMENT

The nation is not without its problems of course. But the country is no doubt unique in a world that has too often valued economic growth above all else, often at the expense of the environment. On the other hand, Bhutanese are less focused on materialistic things and appreciate nature to a greater extent.

Considering this feat, one is left to ask themselves how it comes that only Bhutan, this small rather undeveloped nation, could achieve something that every first world nation will not be able to achieve in the near future. Part of the answer lies in the question. Bhutan, as mentioned, is not very developed, most people work in agriculture or forestry. Practices such as protecting forests, planting trees in abundance, using electric vehicles and renewable hydro energy have made this possible for a small nation like Bhutan. As an example, the first paved road in Bhutan was only build in the 1960’s, which results in very few people having cars. The cars that are around are mainly electric, as the Bhutanese government has closed a deal with Nissan.

Clean Bhutan, Green Bhutan

Bhutan is the only country in the world that by its own constitution protects its forests. Environmental protection is enshrined in their constitution. Not only have they outlawed export logging, but have also an article in their constitution that states that the Himalayan nation needs to have at least 60% of its surface area forested. Currently, the nation has over 70% of the total surface area wooded, including the mountainous terrain on which trees can hardly grow. Another factor that helps to keep the level of forestation and thus the level of carbon dioxide absorption at an elevated level is the fact that as a celebration, for example at the birth of their Monarch’s child, Bhutanese people plant trees. At the aforementioned date, for example, over 100,000 trees were planted as each household planted at least one. 

Bhutan utilises its extensive river resources to generate large amounts of renewable hydro energy, propelling the nation to carbon negative status. Almost all the country’s electricity comes from hydropower. In fact, it produces so much hydroelectricity that it sells it to neighbouring countries, which Bhutan claims offsets another 4.4 million tons of annual CO2 emissions. And Bhutan says that by 2025, increased hydroelectricity exports will let the country offset up to 22.4 million tons of CO2 per year in the region.

The Government’s commitment to environmental protection is further evident in their provision of free electricity to rural farmers, investment in sustainable transport and national programs Clean Bhutan and Green Bhutan.

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“Bhutan is on a “green and low-carbon development pathway” with government initiatives to make the country’s agriculture 100% organic by 2020 and waste-free by 2030. The country is also looking at increasing its share of renewables while decreasing its reliance on hydropower and electricity imports in the winter. So, it’s currently exploring wind, biogas and solar”, Juergen Nagler, of the UN Development Program in Bhutan.

Bhutan even limits the number of visitors entering the country with a daily fee of $250 per person to ensure the environment is not spoiled by mass tourism. The fee covers lodging in 3-star accommodations, all meals, a licensed tour guide, camping and trekking equipment, domestic travel and taxes and fees. A daily sustainable fee of $65 is also included in the package. This goes towards funding education, healthcare and poverty alleviation, along with the building of infrastructure to accommodate growing tourism.

“The health facilities in Bhutan are free and education up to high school is also free. For those who advance, the education is free until the college degree,” a representative of the Bhutan Tourism Council says. “Bhutan (could have said) ‘we want to be more connected to our neighbours, we want more industrialization, we want more economic development … but they didn’t.

“Leadership is all about deciding what to do and doing it, and the leadership of Bhutan have decided they’re going to remain carbon negative … and they’re sticking to their guns.”

“The country can act as an example to others. “Climate change is human-made – we caused the problems, we can also create the solutions,” he says. “And the solutions are there if we can muster the willingness. In Bhutan the willingness comes from its wisdom and enlightened leadership”, says Nagler.

Bhutan is carbon negative. This label doesn’t sound like it is something worthy, however, it is not only respectable but extremely remarkable. Most countries struggle with trying to be carbon neutral or not too carbon positive, meaning that they try to absorb as much carbon dioxide as they propel into our atmosphere, or at least try to not propel disproportionate amounts in comparison to the carbon dioxide they can filter from the environment.

In conclusion, these measures that Bhutan has taken are not feasible for every country, especially considering the state of development and culturalas well as social mind-set of most nations. However, Bhutan’s achievement does demonstrate what can be achieved when environmental sustainability is at the forefront of the political agenda.

Sources : https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/11/asia/bhutan-carbon-negative/index.html

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Travel

Pioneer of Sustainable & Rural Tourism in India

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

INDeco Hotels

Can you believe that a sustainable and responsible hotel project in a remote rural region can change the fate of neighboring villages and nearby towns?

The per capita income goes up from 5 odd US dollars per family per month to well over 400 US dollars in a period of 10 years, happiness quotient goes up, NIL unemployment, finds a market for all village produce, all children go to school and the list goes on. Works with the local administration to make its town and railway station one of the cleanest, treats 100% of its solid waste and above all has about 50 odd air-conditioned bus stops with ATM’s attached, all-girls schools have been provided with a toilet. Again, this list also goes on.

The question is why we have not reproduced this model across the Country.

The story of India’s first sustainable and rural tourism dates back to as early as 1992 when a young man set out to revive Indian villages. After having worked globally at the UN, Government of India, Press, Films, Hotels and the Corporate, he bought a sick company in India, revived it and sold it to find the money to create these Rural Hotels. Being the hotelier wasn’t his business plan. It was his passion to work for the villages. The rural and urban inequalities causing total damage to the rural economy was his primary concern. This was followed by a chance meeting with the late Hindu pontiff Shankaracharya, who inspired him to follow
his passion.

He set out to establish big, responsible, sustainable and regenerative tourism businesses in remote rural and tribal pockets of Tamilnadu to mend their broken backbone. He acquired three abandoned dilapidated historic villages in SWAMIMALAI near Tanjore. He redefined Hospitality from being a mere shelter to development, protection and preservation. All with what the local people know have and do. And in the process preserve their art, heritage, culture, livelihood, antiquities, flora, fauna, lifestyle, ecology, technologies, tradition, skills, traditional cuisine & sustainable practices.

The destiny changed not only for him but also for the villages and the town around. Wherever he established businesses, Per capita income increased from less than USD5 to USD 400 per family per month and the happiness quotient went up and attained high employment, hygiene and sanitization levels. Today, the man STEVE BORGIA is India’s pioneer in rural tourism.

Steve is one of the founders of the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) which is now the Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI). He’s also the Vice President of the Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA). He is the founder chairman of Association of Agri
& Rural Tourism Society of India (AARTI) and several smaller travel and tourism organisations.

England and left behind. The museums are very interactive as we encourage some objects being touched and operated by the visitors. We are lucky to be in historical space, therefore it serves the very purpose of the museum”, says Steve.

Fortune magazine awarded INDeco Hotels as the 6th best idea to save planet earth minuscule all the other
national and international awards bestowed.

Here is what a Former Indian Prime Minister had to say…
“Steve, the creator of this facility is the Viswakarma in building heavenly resorts. This is what we must
expose to the Western World. I like the way INDeco cares for insects, birds& animals, protects heritage,
promote culture, work with local people with what they know, have and do. This is a workable model for
the nation to develop our villages, It is truly overwhelming to know that this hotel project has had
such an impact in the neighbourhood. I feel I am in a village and not in a hotel.”

Steve is now all set to take sustainable rural tourism to the next level. He is now in the process of creating
a world wonder THE LAST RESORT for human wonderment and the ecoVILLE. a sustainable village for earth-loving people in the Kodai foothills near Palani in Tamilnadu.

Thanks to CORONA, the world will now be moving to sustainable, rural and responsible tourism products. And this shift will quickly be on the upward trend as it is across the globe. Today people want to go to
natural spaces where there is not much of human intervention.

On being asked, why have we not reproduced this model across the Country, Steve says, “These things like Museum, ecology are all the end products of very passionate people, govt can support in terms of tax benefits and subsidies. But passionate entrepreneurs need to take charge to reproduce this model. One has to be innocently brave, logically sane, shamefully courageous, dream big and achieve their dreams passionately. I am very hopeful of the younger generation to follow my footsteps as I see a lot of compassion, care for earth and sustainability among youngsters. I strongly believe that more and more young people will do responsible businesses and not polluting businesses. You will not find somebody put up a cement factory in a remote rural area, as my generation did.”

I just have one piece of advice for the Tourists in general who desire to holiday in Rural Areas. “if you go to villages, you need to be highly responsible, if you cannot give back to the rural community, don’t go there. You must offer benefit to the local community otherwise you are not being fair. Also, I request young people from rural areas, who go to urban cities for education to come back to your villages, revive them, regenerate them, and take care of your people. Believe me, you are going to be the winners and not the ones scaling heights in the share market.”

The government on the other hand should create policies that support such activities by entrepreneurs, maybe some tax cuts, electricity subsidies, etc. To build a hotel in a remote area or a hill station is twice as expensive as building it in the city. The government should consider this seriously as this could really give a boost to sustainable and rural tourism and make the villages self-sufficient.

There is no other country in the world that is as rich as India when it comes to Tourism. We have everything, from North to South, East to West, we have so many countries and cultures packed in India. In fact, we are the only country that can sell emotion in the whole world. If India needs to smile longer, we need to act now, the hour is now.

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Inspiring stories from Philanthropic & CSR World

by Team Conscious Carma
written by Team Conscious Carma

AZIM PREMJI, INDIAN BUSINESS TYCOON

The most generous Indian

Wipro’s Azim Premji emerges as the most generous Indian in FY20. India’s IT major Wipro’s Azim Premji donated Rs 22 crore a day or Rs 7,904 crore in a year to emerge as the most generous Indian in FY20 and top a list of philanthropy.

An Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, philanthropist and founder of one of India’s finest companies, admired globally for its uncompromising ethics and best practices in business, Azim Hashim
Premji is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry.

For a man who gives away Rs.22 crores of his wealth every day to improve elementary education in the country, Azim Premji, has been an enigma.

RAVI KALRA, EARTH SAVIOURS FOUNDATION

A home away from home

Earth Saviours Foundation (ESF), also called
Gurukul is home to around 450 homeless people, including over 300 mentally-challenged persons.

Founded in 2008 by Ravi Kalra, 49, who was moved to see a beggar child scouring garbage along with street dogs on a busy Delhi road. With all the money he had, he started his foundation and, since then, has dedicated himself to improving the lives of abandoned senior citizens, physically and mentally disabled, victimised women, and people suffering from incurable diseases. “I feel all of them deserve to live with dignity,” he said. The Earth Saviours Foundation runs without any government support, doesn’t have enough beds for the 450 people who reside there, but always has its doors open for the homeless.

An astonishing fact, Kalra has come across beggars who are NRIs, retired army officers, IAS officers who were abandoned by their families in old age.

FARHAN PETTIWALA, AKHAND JYOTI EYE HOSPITAL

Passion to serve

All of 48, Farhan has a distinguished 27-year long career as a serial entrepreneur, a senior corporate executive with MNCs in India, Australia, UAE, Singapore and has been engaged in running for-profit and not-for-profit social organization.

His excellent relations, both in the government and with corporate leaders are testimony of the fact that he has been instrumental in raising donations of over Rs.50 crore every year for the wonderful work done by a little-known organization in the remote Mastichak village in Bihar, Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital (AJEH), working towards eliminating curable blindness from poorer states like Bihar, and Eastern U.P. and empowering women through “Football to Eyeball” girl education and development program.

Now looking at getting back to the mainstream as a CEO using his experience in both sectors, Farhan has been recognized by The Honourable Prime Minister of India and The President of India as the emerging Business leader of the year. Farhan currently serves as an Honorary Advisor to the Prime Minister of India (PMO).

 

ANSHU GUPTA, GOONJ

True giving always respects and preserves human  dignity

Anshu Gupta, popularly known as the Clothing Man is the Founder of an Indian based nonprofit – Goonj. One of India’s leading social entrepreneurs, Anshu left a corporate job in 1998 and founded
GOONJ with a mission to make clothing a matter of concern and to bring it among the list of subjects for the development sector. Anshu is creating a mass movement for recycling and reuse of tonnes of waste material by channelising it from the cities
to the villages, as a resource for rural development.


Anshu brings to the table an instinctive empathy and connects with people, moving the focus from the conventional – giver’s pride to the unconventional – receiver’s dignity.

Asia’s Noble, the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award 2015, conferred to him credited him for ‘his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India, his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a sustainable development resource for the poor, and in reminding the world that true giving always respects and preserves human dignity.

 

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