Dakshin Dinajpur

Third-generation farming family that grows, sun-dries and winnows the fragrant Tulaipanji paddy in its own Kushmandi river-basin plots.

4.5 ★  34 yrs active

Farmer cooperative pooling the Tulaipanji harvest of forty member families and milling it on a shared stone grinder before sale.

4.2 ★  12 yrs active

Long-standing hat-stall in the Kushmandi market that sells only Tulaipanji paddy and rice, prized for its aroma when cooked with dal.

4.0 ★  27 yrs active

Weavers' cooperative of twenty-five members reviving the traditional dhokra jute mat with its red and green border stripes on wooden handlooms.

4.3 ★  18 yrs active

Weaves dhokra jute mats in a three-generation Tapan weaver household, with the looms passed down from grandfather to grandson.

4.8 ★  55 yrs active

Women-run market stall that gathers dhokra mats and jute goods from the weavers of Harirampur and Tapan for daily retail sale.

4.1 ★  8 yrs active