Elders, grandmothers' circles & youth documenters
Bharuch tribal belt, Gujarat
Made by Vasava Folk Ensemble in Bharuch tribal belt, Gujarat.
Every purchase supports sustainable livelihoods, preserves traditional knowledge and strengthens women-led producer groups in this village. You are not buying a product — you are joining a community.
Folk Music Recordings — Tarpa & Dhol
by Vasava Folk Ensemble
Folk Music Recordings — Tarpa & Dhol — part of the Gyan Vann — Indigenous Knowledge collection. Royalties to the singers.
"When you buy from us, you buy a day of our work — not our poverty."
100% of the profit reaches the artisan. Anudaan collects 0% platform fee on marketplace orders.
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The story behind this piece
Every folk music recordings — tarpa & dhol is made by hand by Vasava Folk Ensemble, with no middleman standing between the maker and you.
Every kit credits the elders whose knowledge it carries, and pays them a royalty on each sale.
Before this enterprise existed, the raw material behind this product left the village for a fraction of what you are paying — and the value addition happened somewhere else. That is the single thing this collection changes.
You are not making a donation. You are paying a fair market price to a producer who finally gets to set it.
How it's made
- 1Raw material collected or grown locally, in season.
- 2Processed or shaped entirely by hand in the village unit.
- 3Batch-checked by the SHG's own quality lead.
- 4Packed with a traceable batch number and no plastic filler.
What your purchase changes
- • Your purchase pays fair wages directly to Vasava Folk Ensemble.
- • A share funds equipment for the cluster — drying racks, tools, packing machines.
- • Anudaan takes 0% platform fee on every marketplace order.
