In a reply to the Lok Sabha, the Commerce Ministry informed that India has created a total of 72,993 start-ups in six years from 2016 to 2022. Amongst these, Maharashtra has 13,519 start-ups, while Karnataka has 8,881 start-ups, for the same period.
This start up connects terracotta potters and other traditional artisans with the online market
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May 20, 2021 13:16 IST
Rivaayat, an initiative by three 19-year-olds, aims to bridge the gap between traditional artisans and the online market
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Rivaayat’s crew members with a terracotta potter
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Rivaayat, an initiative by three 19-year-olds, aims to bridge the gap between traditional artisans and the online market
Twenty two-year-old Ghanshyam Prajapati from Moliya, Alwar in Rajasthan, laid his hands on clay for the first time when he was all of eight.
His elder brother, father and grandfather are all traditional terracotta potters. Day after day, while the women in the family prepare the sand for each pot, Ghanshyam and crew lend it shape and girth.