The Dastkar Nature Bazaar comes and goes each year.
Before: There are frantic phone calls from participants ‘Hey we are going to be there please come!’
During : ‘Hey I am going to the Bazaar are you coming’
After : ‘Oh Nature was so slow this year nothing new..’
(Its so easy to pull a good thing down ……)
The Dastkar Nature Bazaar is the only platform where one can network in every sense of networking. Now that the Bazaar has been so well established each year we know that everyone will be coming to Delhi during that time. It’s a great place to just simply meet with everyone. Artisans, designers, craft groups all contribute to it.
This wonderful Indian bazaar recreated. …more
According to the latest figures (Indian Planning Commission) agriculture continues to employ 70% of our rural workforce, industry (14.4%), and services (14.8%) make up for the rest.
The real potential for employment generation, however, rests with the micro and small enterprises (MSEs) sector which comprises weavers, artisans, people engaged in food processing, hawkers, vendors, and carpenters.
The dispersed, unorganized and often household- based micro and small enterprises are capital-saving, labour-intensive, and environment-friendly tools of inclusion. In India, they are the largest source of employment after agriculture and are found in both rural as well as urban areas. …more
I must confess, the first time I heard of Jugaad, I burst out laughing. I could not believe that a management guru had converted the much maligned Indian term ‘Jugaad’ or ‘Innovative fix’ into a business management concept. …more
A compilation of thoughts based on discussions on Living Principles and the Compostmodern tweetstream.