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Whether you're an arts and crafts connoisseur or are looking for handicrafts, Akansha Dixit's Craft Maestros is the place for you!
Whether you’re an arts and crafts connoisseur or are looking for handicrafts, Akansha Dixit’s Craft Maestros is the place for you!
I co-founded Craft Maestros, an e-commerce platform, in 2018, in my pursuit to bridge the gap between exquisite Indian handicraft products and the connoisseurs of fine crafts.
In a market where sellers hardly vouch for authenticity and quality, we source most of our products from the homes of nationally awarded master artisans. And we deliver them safely with a certificate of authenticity.
You can find them on their website here.
Or on their Instagram handle right here.
Design has always been a motivating factor in my life. Colours, crafts, and art have fascinated me since before I can remember. I wanted to do something that would elevate my passion for art while making meaningful change at a grassroots level.
So I resolved to build something of my own from scratch. A venture that would make an impact in other people’s (our master artisans’) lives who often find it chaotic to keep up with their businesses in this digital era.
I think our customer base can be divided into two parts – first are of course the enthusiasts of fine art and craft. And the other is the ones who are mostly in a lookout to own or give exquisite gifts.
Our brand’s USP lies in our uniquely curated catalogue. And on the fact that our products are directly sourced from the homes of our nationally revered master artisans.
This ensures that all the products listed on our website are truly authentic. They also reflect years of dedication and hard work that are put by their craftsmen. Our blue pottery and brass are undoubtedly the best selling categories. Talking about handlooms, our hand-knotted rugs and chanderi sarees attract a lot of customers.
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The plight of Indian women's mental health often goes unnoticed. Co-founders Vivek Satya Mitram and Pooja Priyamvada conceived the idea of the Bharat Dialogues Women & Mental Health Summit to address this.
Trigger Warning: This contains descriptions of mental health trauma and suicide, and may be triggering for survivors.
Author’s note: The language and phraseology used are not the author’s words but the terms and narrative popularly used for people living with mental illnesses, and may feel non-inclusive. It is merely for putting our point across better.
I have seen how horrifying was the treatment given to those with mental illness.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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