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An Introduction to the Ōshadi Collective Journal: 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.
Meet the Collective:
Organic farmer Mithun, proving
organic 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
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
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.
From the earth: Cotton
Cotton is one of the most commonly grown crops around the world and as a global commodity, its provenance becomes obscured and the impact of its cu...
Grown-to-order
Sunshine, earth, heart and soil come together in Ōshadi Collective’s latest collection designed with the expertise and experience of the collectiv...
In conversation: Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgesswith Ōshadi Collective co-founder Nishanth Chopra
For the first in a series of conversations, we invited Fibershed founder Rebecca Burgess to join Nishanth Chopra founder of Ōshadi for a conversati...
An Oshadi collection designed for mind, body & soil
Sunshine, earth, heart and soil come together in Ōshadi latest collection designed with the expertise and experience of the Nishanth Chopra’s ’s indigenous farming practice, the technical know-how of the dyers, weavers, pattern cutters and tailors, and the creative skills of design consultant Inacio Ribeiro.