Cooing with bangles from Kui : SHGs from Nagpur beyond Oranges

Cooing with bangles from Kui : SHGs from Nagpur beyond Oranges

Bangles are an integral part of women's jewellery. Dazzling gold or bright silver bangles are definitely popular yet lac bangles have their own charm.
Lac bangles are traditionally associated with wedding ceremonies. Plain or studded they never fail to attract. I too was attracted to the variety of lac bangles brought for exhibition at the Gram Vikas Bhavan by Ranjana Ishwar Rohankar and Lalita Suresh Chudhari of the Savangadi SHG from Gothangaon village in Kui block of Nagpur.
The bangles are handmade plain, multi-colored and studded with stones. Ranjana explained that they had learnt the art of making bangles and were into the business for last two years. Initially it was difficult but they soon learnt the art. They got their raw material that is lac from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. Their group has ten women and together they made the bangles. They had mastered the art of making bangles and now planned to learn to make other jewellery like ear-rings and necklace. The pride in their own efforts and their desire to learn was certainly heartwarming.
Seventeen SHGs have come from Nagpur with a variety of products.
While masala, chilly powder, chutneys and paapad may rule the roost, a variety of chikki, gul patti, jawas patti ( flax seed chili) are certainly mouthwatering. Organic rice is known to us however organic black rice is still a novelty. Black rice is full of minerals and nutrients and extremely good for health. So if you want to try the black rice please do visit Gram Vikas Bhavan. Organic dried mushrooms are also available along with other Millets and grains.
Mosquitoes are a menace and organic mosquito coils would certainly be useful in driving out mosquitoes from your house . Those interested in gardening could purchase vermi compost and liquid bio-manure. Handmade Neem oil, eucalyptus oil is also available.
Kids would be surely happy to visit and purchase colourful handmade wooden toys.
The best way to a person's heart is through the stomach and specially if it is something like 'Ambaadi Bhakri' which one normally does not get here , it feels wonderful. Of course one could also gorge on the pooran polis and other tasty stuff. Nagpur oranges are also available.
The SHGs of Nagpur have brought a good variety of products and your visit to the Mahalakshmi Saras Bazaar at Gram Vikas Bhavan will certainly be enlightening. Mr.Sanjay Yadav, the Chief Executive Officer of Nagpur Zilla Parishad was so   enthused on seeing the variety that he couldn't refrain from shopping. I am sure you will feel.the same. So pick your bags, step into your shoes and indulge yourself in some different shopping

P.S. Tomorrow, 27th November, 2019, the SHGs from Nagpur will be at Mantralay, Trimurti Prangan