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Monsoon Diaries,
Kaar Kalam

Monsoon Diaries, <br>Kaar Kalam

The season from August to October in Tamil Nadu is called Kaar Kalam, which translates to monsoon season. The southwest monsoon winds start in mid...

Meet the Collective: Krithika, Field officer

Meet the Collective: Krithika, Field officer

Kritihika, 22 supervises the farm workers, and oversees the important work of treating the cotton seed, preparing the compost and other key elemen...

Grown - and sewn - to order

Grown - and sewn - to order

As you know, at Oshadi Collective, we are conscious of keeping our impact as low as possible. Still, we have some excess from the cutting table. W...

What Goes Around, Comes Around

What Goes Around, Comes Around

On our regenerative farm, we use holistic practices that create cycles of energy flowing throughout it. For example, at the end of the season, cow...

Printed with Plants:
Oshadi’s artisanal block prints

Printed with Plants: <br>Oshadi’s artisanal block prints

In the desert of far, Northwestern India is a community of block printers. The sunny, arid landscape of Bagru and Ajrakhpur is the perfect place t...

Mudhuvenil Kaalam: Farm Diaries

Mudhuvenil Kaalam: Farm Diaries

The Tamil season Mudhuvenil kaalam falls on Vaigasi and Aani tamil months corresponding to the late summer months of mid May to mid July.   B...

In conversation: Christy Dawn co-founder
Aras Baskauskas with
Oshadi Collective founder, Nishanth Chopra

In conversation: Christy Dawn co-founder <br>Aras Baskauskas with <br>Oshadi Collective founder, Nishanth Chopra

In Februrary 2020, the Christy Dawn team travelled from California to Erode to see first hand the progress that Nishanth and farmers Kuppasaami an...

An Introduction to the Ōshadi Collective Journal:
Getting Grounded

An Introduction to the Ōshadi  Collective Journal: </br>Getting Grounded

We are starting this journal as a way to share what we are doing, talk about the connections between the soil and the fibres we grow and the clothes we make, and introduce you to the Ōshadi Collective community.

Why Oshadi Chooses Actual Relationships
Over Certifications

Why Oshadi Chooses Actual Relationships <br>Over Certifications

Conventional clothing production relies on a convoluted system of sending raw materials, yarns, and fabrics all around the world before it becomes...

Meet the Collective:
Regenerative farmer Mithun, proving
regenerative farming can be profitable in every way

Meet the Collective: <br>Regenerative farmer Mithun, proving <br>regenerative farming can be profitable in every way

Mithun is from Erode district in Tamil Nadu. After he finished his B.E in Electrical Engineering in Coimbatore in 2017, he chose not to go into bu...

Pinpani kaalam: A season of festivities
to feed the earth, the animals and the whole collective

Pinpani kaalam: A season of festivities </br> to feed the earth, the animals and the whole collective

The Tamil calendar season pinpani kalaam begins with the Pongal festival to give thanks for the harvest and ensure a for the rest of the year.

December: Indian Cotton

December: Indian Cotton

In 2018, Nishanth Chopra traveled by train through his home state of Tamil Nadu and watched Merku Thodarchi Malai. The movie tells the story of farm laborers in the Western Ghats. It highlights the rise of industrial farming and the exploitation of landless farmers by farmland owners in Southern India. It made Nishanth, who had a collection of clothing and textiles made in Tamil Nadu using local artisans called Oshadi, think about how he could engage with farmers differently for Oshadi’s raw materials. 
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