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Indicators for Success
March 17, 2020 Pride and Independence
Dignity not Charity has been our philosophy from the very beginning. We wanted to distinguish MarketPlace...
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Artisans Glow with Success
March 16, 2020 SMM members since 2015: (left to right) Sushma Raut, Sampada Devil , Nilima Matre, Rita Singh
Artisans glow with the success...
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Meet Suman Mali
February 17, 2019
"I have learned so many things after joining the group."
Embroidery Artisan at Ranphul Mahila Mandal Cooperative ....
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Dahi Wada: A Cooling Snack or Side Dish
February 10, 2020
Ingredients:
1½ cup Urad Dal (husked and split black gram)
2 1½ cups cooking oil
2 cups plain...
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Students Prepare for 2020 Board Exams
February 04, 2020
The Indian educational system is oriented around standard examinations. Students in grades X and XII have to appear for very...
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Meet Sanju Maurya
January 01, 2020
"The whole group depends on me."
Sanju Maurya Embroidery Artisan and Supervisor at Arpan Cooperative.
The women of...
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New Year Resolutions
January 06, 2020
Like people all over the world, the artisans in India took a few minutes to come up with their own New Year's Resolutions....
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Bread Pudding
December 18, 2019
Ingredients:
2 cups whole milk
2 slices thick bread (preferably homemade style white), cut into small pieces
4...
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Meet Deepali Berde
December 12, 2019
"Seeing them working and talking to them convinced me that I wanted to be a part of this."
Deepali Berde Tailor and...
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Celebrating the Artisans: Food Mela
December 09, 2019
For the artisans, their own enjoyment is last on the list of their priorities. That is why at MarketPlace we make a point of...
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Vegetable Rice with Cilantro Chutney
November 12, 2019
Cilantro Chutney Ingredients:
1 bunch of fresh cilantro
4 tsp. freshly ground coconut
1 tsp. ginger-garlic...
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Building Independence
October 28, 2019
When the artisans were determining "values to live by"
Independence was a popular choice. No surprise that it made the...
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