Parvai Speaks

On Saris and Passion With Effie Thomas
Effie Thomas, Founder and Director of the AHC Foundation and The Parvai Shop. Effie Thomas brings a certain crackling energy to the room, or rather, to the virtual meeting. She dons a million-dolla...
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Indian Pride- In homage to Mahatma Gandhi
In colonial India, who could have imagined that someone would liberate the nation through the khadi cloth. Yesterday India celebrated Gandhi Jayanti to commemorate the birth of Mahatma Gandhi and ...
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दे दी हमे आजादी बिना खडग बिना ढ़ाल साबरमती के संत तूने कर दिया कमाल. गांधी जयंती कि शुभकामनाएं Prerna ******************* "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of oth...
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Karpasi is a dream project for everyone here at the AHC Foundation. And like most dreams, it was not an easy one to realize.You may ask, why?? What’s impossible about weaving a cotton sari?? Cotto...
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As much as the weaver and products are valuable to the chain of production in the handloom industry, a key player in the process is the consumer. Without the demand or desire to purchase a bespoke ...
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