Gandhi and Sustainability: This November, I had the honor of attending guest lectures by Mr. Satish Kumar, an Indian British Activist, and Speaker. These classes were a part of my course ‘ Gandhi, Globalization and Earth Democracy’ that I am pursuing at the Earth University, founded by another inspiring activist Dr. Vandana Shiva. Read more articles on Earth Democracy SERIES.
Marasim was founded on the principle of “Enabling collaborations between the designers and the grassroots craft communities to utilize the traditional craft techniques as a medium of design innovation for luxury. And to help with the longevity of traditional crafts while providing for the livelihood of grassroots artisan communities’’
Over the past 6 years of our operations, the most commonly asked question to us is- What is Grassroots? Is it a place? A rural place? Or is it people? People with limited means? Or is it people with limited means living in rural places?
In this article we will explore who we call our Grassroots community and how we collaborate/work with them while taking care of their well being once they become a part of our craft supply chain.
The following points describe what Grassroots means to Marasim –
1) Migration of craft workers to the cities with lucrative opportunities.
The cost of living in these cities is high. Therefore, these cities do not guarantee, a dignified standard of living in return for artisan’s skill, hard work and sacrifices. (more…)
