Worried about the planet and where our consumerist lifestyles are taking us? Want to make sure that you lessen the impact on the planet when you buy something? This year, for rakhi, you can make a greener choice if you go with the rakhis from The Gram Art Project. They are creating unique eco-friendly rakhis which let you know where the cotton for the rakhis was grown, how the materials were made and who has woven and designed the finished products. You will also get a seed along with the rakhi which you can plant later.
These seed bands are made from indigenous cotton grown organically by farmers. They are then hand-spun into yarn on charkhas by women of Gram Sewa Mandal- Wardha, naturally dyed by artisans of Wrukshatone- Erode and converted into yarn bands embedded with seeds by women of villages in and around Paradsinga.
Each rakhi is designed on the basis of social messages like female foeticide, gender wage gap, crimes against women and menstrual hygiene. These rakhis start at INR 50 and range up to INR 100.