ApnaComplex, on July 3rd, Saturday, will be hosting a live interactive shopping festival on the EventScape (http://eventscape.live) platform where micro-entrepreneurs will showcase some of the finest hand-crafted products made by Indian artisans.
During this event, ApnaComplex residents will get the opportunity to interact with micro-entrepreneurs, hear their start-up story and support their endeavour. The residents can also purchase their favourite and rare-to-find artisan products at a special price.
This event is aimed at ApnaComplex residents who are entrepreneurs or looking to become entrepreneurs. Through this live interactive shopping festival, they will get the chance to learn how to make use of a virtual platform to promote their products and develop their business.
ApnaComplex’s primary motive behind this event is to boost and support micro-entrepreneurs. Through this workshop, the participating residents can also learn how to use the ApnaComplex application to showcase and sell their products and promote their brand.
To attend the event, please click – https://evts.eventscape.live/9d51vj
We must mention here that the artisan community in our country has forever struggled to stay afloat and the current COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened their situation. Several artisans are fighting for their survival and working hard to keep their businesses from sinking.
These micro-entrepreneurs, who are just like any other ordinary citizen, are their only source of livelihood and they are doing everything they can to help these artisans survive and flourish.
Who are these micro-entrepreneurs and what are their brands anyway?
Totally nine micro-entrepreneurs will be participating and from clothes to tea and hand-crafted accessories, they will promote a range of artisan products. Below, are a small brief about each entrepreneur and their brand.
Jugniz – Founded by Anu Mohit and named after the fictional Punjabi female character Jugni (the one who roams around the world as a free spirit), Jugniz showcases a fabulous and breathtaking range of hand-painted sarees, Kurtis, dupattas, and stoles. Her products are particularly appealing to women who share a love for fine poetry and art.
AMRUD – Amruta Dongray’s AMRUD presents a wide range of handcrafted silver accessories including bangles, finger rings, pendants, and earrings. Each accessory is carefully handcrafted by an artisan and so, each piece of jewellery is unique.
Masmara – Veena Hegde’s Masmara brings together the artisans of North Karnataka to create innovative and wonderful products including stationery items, banana fibre boxes, cotton and jute bags, lacquer jewellery, and other collectables. Hegde’s products are made using organic material and by the best craftsmen in the state.
Rimil – Founded by Supriya Sahoo, Rimil is your brand if you are looking for handmade, natural, and sustainable accessories and apparel. Supriya brings to you a unique collection of kids-wear, sarees, scarfs, and more.
Shoma – Shoma Ghosh’s brand is all about positive energy and integrated healing through décors. Her decorative products are crafted mindfully and have a touch of energising colours and healing crystals. When adding Shoma’s decors to their personal space and house, one can feel the positive shift in the aura. Ghosh is a certified Reiki and crystal therapist, tarot reader, and artist.
Soul by Sowmya – Sowmya Raman’s Soul by Sowmya offers readymade apparel for women. The fabrics used are chosen carefully and are of high quality. Her designs are fluid, easily wearable, and flattering. The fluid-asymmetric dresses, flowing pants, and wonderfully cut tops are her speciality and any woman would love to have them in her wardrobe.
Natsy By Design – Natasha Acharya’s Natsy By Design brings you vintage and antique collectables that belonged to the bygone era. These collectables are crafted with precision and love and each collectable is unique and has a story to tell. From antique wind-lets from North Karnataka to spice boxes from the Himachal regions, one can find breathtaking antique collectables from across India.
Ausum – Launched by Mayura Rao, Ausum brings you the best organic, blended, and finely crafted black, white, green tea, and tisanes. The tea leaves contain lavender, chamomile, orange, fig, chilli, banana, and liquorice. With every sip, the drinker will experience freshness and unique flavours.
Aroma World – Jagadish BS’s Aroma World is everything herbs, spices and essential oils. This brand brings you more than 60 carrier and essential oils that have powerful healing and restorative properties. Aroma World also offers essential oil diffusers that are designed to infuse your space and home with rejuvenating fragrances.
This ensemble is put together by Natasha Acharya of ‘Of Indian Origin’ (https://ofindianorigin.com/), which is a collection of artisan-based cottage industries. ‘Of Indian Origin’ offers a platform to showcase and sell artisan-made products. These hand-crafted products are made in India and showcased to a global audience. It is one of the few enterprises that is striving to keep the Indian artisan community alive.
We earnestly hope you would make the best use of The Great Indian Bazaar live interactive shopping by learning and contributing towards the livelihood of our very own artisans. The event will be held from 3 pm to 5:30 pm.
To attend the event, please click – https://evts.eventscape.live/9d51vj