IndianStuff - the idea
IndianStuff is an online store that sells Indian lifestyle and culture based products and services worldwide. Indian Books, music, handicrafts,
traditional arts, clothes, traditional mouth fresheners- at IndianStuff you can get them all.
IndianStuff is not just an
e-commerce website. It is a labour of love for the incredibly rich and diverse
Indian civilization which celebrates life and love in all its forms. IndianStuff is also driven by compassion for those artisans who, in this
age of automation, are losing their livelihoods and lives. Our traditional
craftsmen are now finding it extremely difficult to market their produce. So
many have had to abandon their family legacy of crafts and migrate to cities
for menial jobs. They lose their traditional livelihood and we lose our age old
crafts and traditions.
We need your contributions to help preserve
this legacy of beauty. Your support will help us:
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Preserve our traditional & folk
handicrafts by helping the artisans market their products
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Empower women by showcasing Women’s Self Help
Groups products
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promote IndianStuff worldwide,
The Indian tradition has been to pass down the
knowledge, whether intellectual or related with crafts, down the century from
generation to generation. As a result, our craft traditions and techniques date
back centuries and even today master craftsmen and artisans work with passion
and commitment carrying forward the legacy of generations, creating handcrafted
products that are unique, exceptional and precious. When we choose to support
these handcrafted products, we help keep these traditions alive.
How much do we need and for what?
We need at least $100,000 to build a sustainable online presence and supply chain with an extensive network of artisans within India.
The online store is already in existence for past one year. We have been promoting the store both using Facebook and Google ads and have been able to build a consistent traffic to it. We have also built relationships with well known brands within India and a number of artisans who supply their products to us against confirmed orders.
We need the money to:
- build a much larger traffic for the website,
- reach a larger set of artisans and craftsmen from across the country, and
- continuously upgrade the website with new products and marketing offers.
We have lined up unique perks for your participation in this project
This project cannot be a success without your participation. To express our heartfelt gratitude to you, we have lined up several perks that are both unique and valuable.
Contribute $11: We will send you a personalized thank you email from the CEO of IndianStuff. We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon to be used on the IndianStuff website.
Contribute $31:
We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
Contribute $51: In addition to the above benefits, we'll also send you a 6" x 6" Rajasthani Miniature Painting of an Elephant or Camel on silk cloth.
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Contribute $101:
We thank you for your support.
We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
We'll also send you a 7" x 5" Rajasthani Miniature Painting on silk cloth
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Contribute $251: We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
We'll also send you a hand made woolen stole with traditional Kashmiri Ari embroidery from the following four color options
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Contribute $501: We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
We'll also send you a traditional tribal Gond painting on canvas of at least 36" x 36" size made by award winning artisans. The painting would be one out of the following six options:
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Contribute $751: We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
We'll also send you the complete Amar Chitra Katha Collection comprising of 300 comics with stories from Indian history and mythology.
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Contribute $1001: We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also offer you a 10% discount coupon valid for one year that can be used unlimited number of times on the IndianStuff website. You can even share the coupon with your friends and relatives!
We'll also send you a 2' x 3' Pichwai Folk Painting made by award winning artist from Rajasthan from the following two options:
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Contribute $2501: We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also send you 20 Gift coupons of $125 each that can be redeemed any time by you or anyone you gift them to on IndianStuff website. They would therefore be ideal gifts for your near and dears ones on the occasion of any festival such as Rakhi, Diwali or even Chhristmas
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Contribute $5001:We'll send you a monthly newsletter on the 20th of every month for one year with interesting information and news about India.
We'll also send you Gift coupons of denomination of your choice totaling $5000 that can be redeemed any time by you or anyone you gift them to on IndianStuff webiste
Please however note that any gift coupon that is less than $100 will require an additional $15 to be paid for shipping by the recipient.
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Other Ways You Can Help
Even if you're not able to help us financially, you can still help us in other ways by
- helping us heard across the social media. Please do share this project with you friends, relatives and acquaintances on the social media by sharing it with them. Use the Indiegogo share tools!
- Promoting this project in all your communications - both online and offline
Final Note: While all the perks include shipment cost, they do not include customs duty / taxes that may be applicable in the country of the recipient. Any such customs duties / taxes that may be applicable would need to be paid by the recipient.