How One Town Keeps India's 500-year-old Papermaking Industry Alive | Still Standing

#Papermaking
Paper factories in Sanganer, India still produce each sheet one by one. The industry has withstood colonization and foreign competition since papermaking communities first arrived in India around the 16th century. We went inside Kalpana Handmade Paper Industries to see how the craft is still standing.

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[bensantos]

Mad respect for the dedication and skill of the craftsmen and women who carried on this living legacy. Hats off to the owner too for leading the helm of this money losing industry until he finds new appreciative clients for his vital products!

[moniquecaton]

I would love to try that paper. I've been making my own watercolor paper since the late '60s.

[robertmartinez]

That is the paper that needs to be used when final print of construction is complete.

[robertmartinez]

Absolutely right. This is a way to reduce logging.

[hwoonDeurim]

I wish them the best :)
Theirs seem just as good as paper made from cutdown trees
They believe in its high demand & business, so i do too

[mooimaduckright]

imagine. we wouldn’t have to cut down as many trees.

[karishmashaikhdeshmukh]

Which company it is? Whats the factor name?

[allfafricationmachines]

Repect each inch paper and use precisely

[robertmartinez]

Maybe at the next environmentalists gathering. UN or what evert fancy title you give it.