As the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown restrictions significantly impacted livelihoods of artisans and craft communities, and survival of crafts enterprises, Startup Oasis and CIIE.CO reached out to sector experts and entrepreneurs to gather insights on ways to sustain businesses and to predict the immediate future for crafts. Last week, we had in-depth conversations with the following entrepreneurs on the impact of government’s economic reforms on the crafts startups and craftspeople.
Maneet Gohil, Lal10
Nitin Mehrotra, Dressfolk
Radhesh Agrahari, Khanak Design Studio
Rameshwari Kaul and Vinayak Sharma, Cotton Rack
Umang Shridhar, KhadiGi
Vijay Sharma, Fabriclore
Positive implications for crafts startups and craftspeople
Challenges in Implementation
Unresolved Gaps and Issues