Whether we like it or not, we live to spend and we spend to live! Every time we spend, we also make a choice for the community and environment around us. Imagine making the right impact every time we spend. When you shop at Mother Earth, you are choosing to give back to the earth and create a positive impact, you are choosing a sustainable future for the arts and communities while investing in a stylish statement for your home. Every time you shop at Mother Earth, you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
Whether we like it or not, we spend and we spend to live! But imagine making the right impact every time we spend. That is what participate at Mother Earth is all about. Every time we spend, we make a choice in how it will impact the community around us. When you shop at ME, you choose to give back and create an impact that goes far preserving art and it’s communities. Every time you shop at Mother Earth, you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
What happens when you buy a product from Bagru collection @ Mother Earth… You Participate
At Mother Earth you can find the Bagru Collection. Developed by ‘Chippa’ community in the village of bagru, this printing technique has come to signify the cultural heritage and vibrancy of Rajasthan. So everytime you shop from Bagru collection at Mother Earth you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft of Bagru; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
What happens when you buy a product from Kalamkari collection @ Mother Earth…. You participate
KALAMKARI- The signature style of the artists community in Machalipatnam and Pedana districts of AP, Kalamkari owes its root to India’s rich tradition of storytelling, when musicians and artists used dyes from the locally available plants and roots to bring their stories to life. Patronised by the Mughals and Golconda dynasties, Kalamkari is among the most ancient and complex inspirations for printing with natural dyes, representing art that’s as unique as it is rich in its heritage. Today block printing in Pedana is preserving the age-old art of Kalamkari. Every time you shop at Mother Earth for Kalamkari collection, you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft of Kalamkari; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
What happens when you buy a product from Dabu collection @ Mother Earth… You Participate
The intricate art of Dabu printing involves caking the fabric with mud, natural resin and sawdust in the desired pattern before dyeing. Each piece can take up to one week to develop with the process being repeated several times for every color in the design. Mother Earth’s Dabu collection revolves around the oldest known dye, Indigo. Though most of the indigo used today is synthetic, at Mother Earth we’re still preserving the age-old technique with the use of 100% natural Indigo dye, giving you an authentic and superior quality product. So, every time you shop for Dabu collection at Mother Earth, you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft of Dabu; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
Mother Earth celebrates Gandhi Jayanti this year by inviting you to an experience with handloom. Mother Earth in association with Ethicus, an organic fashion brand, brings to Bangalore ‘Athangudi’ a collection of the finest hand-crafted organic cotton saris, stoles and dupatta’s inspired from the rich Chettinad heritage. This event has been conceptualized with a vision to promote Indian-ness and to pay respect to the traditional handloom craft.
The collection ‘Athangudi’ is beautiful and contemporary looking, made by skilled weavers on traditional handlooms in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. The use of contrasting and vibrant colours, floral and geometric motifs, traditional yet contemporary looks make the collection sought after and perfect for daily wear and for special occasions. The designer Tanvi Kareer, a graduate of the National Institute of Design, adds, ‘the collection is festive in its look and is best suited for the comfort, style and confidence of the modern woman of today.’
Walk into Mother Earth this Gandhi Jayanti to celebrate the traditional handloom craft and indulge in the fabulous collection of organic cotton saris, stoles and dupattas. You are certain to have an unforgettable shopping experience!
Date: 27th September to 6 October
Time: 11:00 am to 8:30 pm
Location: Mother Earth Store, Domlur (Intermediate Ring Road)
Neelam Chhiber, Co-Founder Mother Earth has been awarded the WomenChangeMaker, a fellowship by Womanity Foundation, by the virtue of which Industree Crafts will receive capacity building support for a period of three years. Womanity Foundation is a Geneva based non-profit organization.
WomenChangeMakers focuses on identifying, supporting and connecting social entrepreneurs who head established, successful organizations that work for women’s empowerment, address systemic gender inequalities and positively transform society.
Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India – Think change India
Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, has announced that Neelam Chhiber is the winner of the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. Prithvi Raj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences handed the award to the winner in Mumbai. Industree Crafts Foundation triples incomes of marginal artisans by moving them from being „piece rate workers‟ to owners and entrepreneurs of grassroots community enterprises. It works both at the production and market ends of complex supply chains and has impacted more than 10,000 artisans living below the poverty line, by putting them in charge of their own enterprises.More >
Neelam Chhiber is WEF’s India Social Entrepreneur of the year
In a function in Mumbai, The Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. You can read some of their papers here. Gyanesh Pandey of Husk Power Systems (HPS), Patna, Sudesh Menon of Waterlife India, Hyderabad and Mathew Spacie of Magic Bus, Mumbai were the other finalists. More >
Neelam Chhiber speaks about Social Entrepreneurship and Industree, Mother Earth
Recognising Social Entrepreneurs
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a sister organization of the World Economic Forum. The Foundation provides unique regional and global platforms to promote social entrepreneurship as a key element to advancing societies and addressing social problems innovatively and effectively. It also fosters a close-knit community of social entrepreneurs for idea exchange and replication of best practices. More >
Neelam Chhiber Awarded as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 – Fair Trade Forum India
Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts Foundation (ICF) won the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award is given by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. More >
Neelam Chhiber – On Design Thoughts
There was an interesting nugget of design-related news this week that made one’s eye pop. It was about a young design grad of my alma mater NID Ahmedabad, who managed a mind-boggling annual salary package of INR 38 lakhs in the campus placement. Of course, he was picked up by TOSHIBA for its overseas posting. Even then, a starting salary of US $ 70,000 per annum is not something to sneeze at. More >
Neelam Chhiber,MD-Industree Crraft Private Ltd at India Economic Summit,2011
Neelam Chhiber gets Social Entrepreneur of 2011 award – Hindustan Times – TOPSY
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, has announced that Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts is the winner of the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. More >
Diary of a social entrepreneur
Asister organization of the World Economic Forum, the Schwab Foundation has been awarding social entrepreneurs in South-East Asia for five years. It chose Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Foundation as the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation (the foundation is the social wing of the Jubilant Bhartia Group, whose promoters are closely related to those of HT Media Ltd, which publishes Mint.) More >
Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India – ammado
Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India. More >
Retail chain seeks to make rural handicrafts contemporary – DNA
The shop is a Mother Earth retail store that sells handicrafts from all over India.
At Mantri Square Mall in Malleswaram area of Bangalore, a 2,000 square feet shop grabs most of the eyeballs with its luxuriant riot of colours.
While amber and ochre door hangings crafted from palm leaves lure in shoppers, red and yellow roses made from bamboo cane dazzle the right corner. More >
Neelam Chibber – Blogger – Ubuntu At Work
Neelam Chhiber is the co-founder of Industree, a social enterprise that connects rural producers to urban markets. She is an Industrial Designer from National Institute of Design and alumunus of Social impact International, as well as Global Social Benefit Incubator , Santa Clara University, USA. Neelam won the Schwab Foundation\’s Indian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2011. More >
Neelam Chhiber awarded as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011: WEF – filmyboxoffice
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts Foundation (ICF), as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award was conferred in Mumbai at a ceremony attended by over 200 participants in the presence of Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science, Technology and Earth Sciences of India, and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and Founder of the World Economic Forum. More >
Making rural artisans shareholders
A recent Times of India news article, details the benefits of non-profit organization, Industree Crafts Association, which helps connect low-income Indian artisans with purchase orders, capacity building assistance, and access to financial services. Industree Craft’s artisans are shareholders in the retail brand, Mother Earth, which has a number of outlets in India. The company has also conducted a social audit of artisans in the country, which number approximately 40 million. More >
India’s new social entrepreneurs: making an impact where government fails
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Some merely debate on the great Indian urban-rural divide. But there are others who have resolved to do something about it and meeting with success in areas where even large government-funded programmes have failed to make an impact. More >
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Neelam Chhiber Awarded as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. More >
Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India – India SCR
INDIACSR News Network NEW DELHI: The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, has announced that Neelam Chhiber is the winner of the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. Prithvi Raj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science and Technology & Earth… More >
Social Entrepreneur of the year award 2011 – Jubilant Bhartia Foundation
On 12th November 2011, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, announced Neelam Chhiber as the winner of the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 in Mumbai. More >
Neelam Chhiber Awarded as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 – World Economic Forum
Mumbai, India, 13 November 2011 – The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts Foundation (ICF), as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award was conferred in Mumbai at a ceremony attended by over 200 participants in the presence of Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science, Technology and Earth Sciences of India, and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and Founder of the World Economic Forum. More >
Social Entrepreneur of the year India Finalists at the India Economic Summit 2011 – Schwab Foundation
The Finalists are: Ms Neelam Chhiber, Industree Crafts / Mother Earth (www.motherearth.co.in), Bangalore… More >
Neelam Chhiber judged India’s social entrepreneur of the year – OneWorld South Asia
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship awarded Neelam Chhiber, Founder of Indus Tree Crafts Foundation, as social entrepreneur of the year 2011. More >
MOTHER EARTH ENGAGES FRANCORP FOR FOREMOST RETAIL EXPANSION IN INDIA
Mother Earth, a leading new brand of domestic retail into apparels, home décor and furnishing engages Francorp, a part of Franchise India; Asia’s largest integrated Franchise and Retail Solutions Company for developing well structured strategy for retail expansion.
Mother Earth believes in providing with great quality goods while nurturing the environment and building on the strengths of marginalised rural communities to create sustainable livelihoods and overall prosperity. It is comparatively a new brand of domestic retail chain stores that started with a 11,000 sq ft large flagship store in Bangalore. It is a social brand that offers the consumers the best of the Indian natural hand crafted products while simultaneously providing livelihoods to the rural artisans and laborers of India. Commenting further, Ms. Neelam Chhiber, Co-founder, Mother Earth said, “Mother Earth is a social enterprise that connects rural producers to the urban market. With 7 lifestyle stores in an around Bangalore, Delhi & Mumbai and Kolkata, Mother Earth has definitely captured the fancy due to its CSR’s initiatives and esteemed list of investors. With the help of Francorp and credibility, we aim to build the brand.” More >
Whether we like it or not, we spend and we spend to live! But imagine making the right impact every time we spend. That is what participate at Mother Earth is all about. Every time we spend, we make a choice in how it will impact the community around us. When you shop at ME, you choose to give back and create an impact that goes far preserving art and it’s communities. Every time you shop at Mother Earth, you participate in preserving our heritage of centuries old art and craft; sustaining it for the future and nurturing the livelihood of the artisans.
Mother Earth celebrates Gandhi Jayanti this year by inviting you to an experience with handloom. Mother Earth in association with Ethicus, an organic fashion brand, brings to Bangalore ‘Athangudi’ a collection of the finest hand-crafted organic cotton saris, stoles and dupatta’s inspired from the rich Chettinad heritage. This event has been conceptualized with a vision to promote Indian-ness and to pay respect to the traditional handloom craft.
Neelam Chhiber, Co-Founder Mother Earth has been awarded the WomenChangeMaker, a fellowship by Womanity Foundation, by the virtue of which Industree Crafts will receive capacity building support for a period of three years. Womanity Foundation is a Geneva based non-profit organization.
In a function in Mumbai, The Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. You can read some of their papers 
Asister organization of the World Economic Forum, the Schwab Foundation has been awarding social entrepreneurs in South-East Asia for five years. It chose Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Foundation as the India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation (the foundation is the social wing of the Jubilant Bhartia Group, whose promoters are closely related to those of HT Media Ltd, which publishes Mint.) 
Neelam Chhiber is the co-founder of Industree, a social enterprise that connects rural producers to urban markets. She is an Industrial Designer from National Institute of Design and alumunus of Social impact International, as well as Global Social Benefit Incubator , Santa Clara University, USA. Neelam won the Schwab Foundation\’s Indian Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2011. 
Mumbai, India, 13 November 2011 – The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation announced Neelam Chhiber, Managing Director, Indus Tree Crafts Foundation (ICF), as the winner of the 2011 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award was conferred in Mumbai at a ceremony attended by over 200 participants in the presence of Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Planning, Science, Technology and Earth Sciences of India, and Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and Founder of the World Economic Forum.