En route to Krishnagiri

Murugan, the supervisor at ICF walks the team through the process of manufacturing

Sari boxes, bangle boxes, purses, pouches, jewelry boxes, calendars – Straw and Kalamkari work and glue come together to create magic

Magic that the team was willing to invest in, but had limited opportunity, since the goods were being manufactured to order

Wouldn’t this be an awesome New Year Gift? Three folks at

Milaap decided to shut their eyes to the price and pick one up!

“Who knew if we’d see one of these again,” they argue.

If only people were more like her! This local lady met our team and insisted that theysample the sweet she was making. We hear it was a local version of Malpua, but

made out of maida and banana! Wasn’t that “sweet” of her?

A small glimpse of the merchandise being churned out – with dedication and concentration.

Breathing in the serenity at KRS Dam, Krishnagiri, Karnataka

At the end of a long, but great day – ready to head back to Bangalore