Prapanjam

Prapanjam is a rural enterprise that taps into the rich creative talent and ingenuity of rural women to make unique handicraft products. We named our enterprise Prapanjam, a sanskrit reference to our earth, “the sustaining home”, in symbolic reverence to the great potential, creative power, adaptability and sustaining strength of womankind. Founded in 2008 as a small eco-friendly handicraft production business with just 10 women in T.Kallupatti village near Madurai, India, Prapanjam saw the unit grow to about 400 women from nearby 21 villages. Training these women and inducting them into our unit empowered them to create a great variety of eco-friendly, beautiful, innovative products. We take pride in showcasing their talent and bringing to you products that are not only export-worthy, but meaningful and useful. Prapanjam had a turnover of Rs.50 lac INR (5 million) by the end of its first year of existence. A range of our products were exported around the world. Raw Materials / Product Details We have chosen banana tree as our first plant as this tree is treated as symbol of prosperity, health, wealth and etc in APAC region. It’s a ritual practice in good celebrative occasions to welcome people by placing the banana trees in both the sides of the entrance. Also, in japan this tree considered as the symbol of growth, brings goodness to family and to personal if we keep this with us.