Ahilyabai Kambal Bunkar Producer Company Limited

We are based in Ward Number 09 of Farathiya village, in the Garhwa area. Our focus is on Kambal Bunkar, which means blanket weavers. This is a craft that many families in our village have been doing for generations. We decided to form this producer company to keep the tradition alive and make sure the weavers can actually make a living. The work involves a lot of wool and old looms that make quite a bit of noise. Our office is just a simple room in the village where we gather to talk about the wool supply and where the finished blankets will go. It’s not a fancy operation. There’s usually dust from the wool in the air and piles of blankets waiting to be sent out. We don't have any professional marketing people. We just rely on the quality of the blankets and the fact that people know us in Garhwa. Sometimes we struggle to get enough wool or the weather makes it hard to dry the dyed pieces. We just take it one day at a time. The people here are hardworking and we don't use big words to describe what we do. We just weave blankets. It’s a practical business that keeps our hands busy. We hope that by staying organized as a company, our local weavers can keep doing what they know best. It’s about keeping the looms moving and the families supported.